( CNN ) -- They came up just short in their knockout-round match with Belgium on Tuesday . But online , Team USA is already a World Cup winner . FIFA , international soccer 's ruling body , says fans in the United States have been more active on its websites and mobile apps than any other country . During the past 28 days , 36.7 million U.S. fans have engaged with the World Cup 's online properties , a spokesman for the organization said . That 's 11.2 % of the country 's population and has accounted for 23 % of the total activity . FIFA measured actions on its website and Facebook page as well as downloads of its mobile app . The news was a surprise to folks at the Zurich , Switzerland-based FIFA . Unlike most nations in the world , soccer has been slow to capture the imagination of sports fans in the States , where `` football '' is played mainly on Saturdays and Sundays and you can use your hands a lot more . But as the U.S. men 's team played its way out of a tough opening-round group that included Germany , Portugal and Ghana , U.S . Web users spent a total of 847 years and 143 days engaged with FIFA content . That 's more than soccer-crazy rivals Brazil , Germany , England and France combined . Part of all that may be American fans working hard to catch up . In four years , U.S. visitors to FIFA properties have grown 207 % , according to the organization . A look at the 10 most active states reveals some no-brainers and some surprises . California and New York rank No . 1 and 2 , respectively , in terms of visits to the World Cup website and time spent there . But Texas , where American football , from `` Friday Night Lights '' to the Dallas Cowboys , borders on a religious sacrament , has been No . 3 . It 's worth noting that U.S. team captain Clint Dempsey hails from Nacogdoches , Texas . Florida , Illinois , New Jersey , Washington , Georgia , Massachusetts and Virginia round out the Top 10 . This year 's World Cup is already poised to shatter records as the biggest social-media and Internet event ever . In its first week alone , the tournament spurred 459 million posts , likes and comments on Facebook , according to the company . That 's more than the Super Bowl , Sochi Winter Olympics and Academy Awards combined . Glossary for the budding American World Cup fan .
FIFA says U.S. World Cup fans have been more active than those in any other country . It says 36.7 million U.S. fans have accessed World Cup sites , apps within past 28 days . California , New York and Texas are busiest states in visits to World Cup website . Comment: