Statitudes

Admit it. You've tried to get into soccer, but like most Americans you don't have much of a feel for the sport, and there's been so little scoring in the World Cup that you're not sure if that 2-nil game you just saw was a blowout or a nail-biter. Here's a little perspective: Compare the number of wins by three or more goals in the single-elimination rounds of the last five World Cups with the number of painfully lopsided victories in recent postseasons of the NBA , the NFL and major league baseball.