It was actually commented for Houston that while they had one great post WWC bump, since none of the USWNT players actually played that game, most people left at the half mad that they basically wasted their time. That won't create much repeat business
I think this is what bums me out the most about USWNT and canWNT not playing for gold. And I’m super happy for any Sweden, Germany and Brazil fans - but the NWSL was likely really relying on a gold medal bump from one of them especially. I really worry about the NWSL. Especially with no major tournament for a while. Then you factor in US Soccer barely caring about the league as is, the possibility of players going to Europe, email scandal, wage suit, etc and I’m a little nervous.
Make sure to get out and support your local NWSL team if you can!