Americans keep bringing college flags to World Cup games

The world has every right to tease Americans for being kinda dorky in our soccer enthusiasm, but all you need to do to establish a tradition is do something different and persist with it. Eventually it will stick. So, uh, I guess bringing college flags -- football school flags in particular -- to World Cup games is gonna be one of our things?

Most recently, a Michigan flag was seen in the crowd at a 2018 World Cup match between Russia and Egypt in St. Petersburg:

In 2014, Auburn fans spotted their flag in the crowd at Mexico-Croatia on Monday:

There was an Auburn flag in the crowd at the Mexico/Croatia World Cup game today. (pic via @rust_albright) #wareagle pic.twitter.com/C9rktmZg4K

— WarBlogle.com (@WarBlogle) June 23, 2014

Previously:

Michigan established the trend:

Good Bull Hunting interviewed the ubiquitous Texas A&M fan:

And yes everyone... That was me with the a&m flag pic.twitter.com/sqCDhMT5t0

— Ryan Walton '17 (@ryanwwalton) June 23, 2014

And Wazzu made an appearance:

South Carolina needs to do a better job getting on TV:

@SBNationCFB @edsbs @GBHunting Too bad I was in the upper deck of Maracana for Arg vs. Bosnia. #GoCocks pic.twitter.com/jwQaRG8YQN

— Michael H. DeAntonio (@MikeD2001) June 23, 2014

And we've yet to see or hear any Rolling of Tide. We know you're there, Bama.