And if israel made it to the finals of the world cup soccer can you imagine what it would be like? This is no different to sports. You don't happen to be someone who cares about such stuff
I respectfully disagree. To prove my point, just follow the money. How much is vested in the world cup (which has teams and players vying for it repeatedly, and is not an annual event) vs the Eurovision.
It's not even in the same ballpark.
Another main difference is subjectivity in the Eurovision vs objectivity in competitive sports(or science and math).