1.   World Cup fever could be a long-term disease among American viewers if a few things go right in the next few weeks.

2.   World Cup soccer fever sweeps young monks in training at a Buddhist monastery in India.

3.   World Cup fever even spilled into a summit of European Union leaders in Cardiff, Wales.

4.   World Cup fever has catapulted the players into stardom.

5.   World Cup fever is a globe-spanning affliction that grips billions of fans every four years.

6.   World Cup fever is at palpable levels in department stores, where souvenirs, cassettes, compact discs and other World Cup-related merchandise are on sale.

7.   World Cup fever even spilled into a summit of European Union leaders in Cardiff, Wales, although it did not halt their talks.

8.   World Cup fever has come to Nakatsue.

9.   World Cup fever has caught on in this football-crazy nation.

10.   World Cup fever has yet to grip the man in the street.