[paramendra]

The pride in India right now is as if it won the World Cup.

[differentView]

The interest in the U.S. right now is as if whatever non-U.S. country just won the World Cup.

[prawn]

I wish Australia had a comparable project and the public showed equivalent interest in space. But instead the current obsession is, once again, burqas.

[r00fus]

More like they scored a goal for humankind.

[kesava]

The wrong world cup. In India, it means the Cricket World Cup.

[ptaipale]

But unfortunately, nobody (outside the British Commonwealth) understands the scoring anyway.

[smcl]

Not strictly true, Cricket is making a comeback in the US it seems: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/08/cri...