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\u201cIn terms of sales, it was more than six Super Bowls.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Randy Musterer, owner of Sushi Confidential, a restaurant at San Jose\u2019s San Pedro Square, on the much larger than expected crowds who converged on the city\u2019s downtown for watch parties and other World Cup related events and festivities.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more The hilarious reason Will Ferrell quit working at Disneyland after only one day<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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