THE LOWDOWN — THE FULL HISTORY
1930
The United States reached the semi-finals of the first World Cup and finished third.
1950
A team of part-timers beat England 1-0, an upset so unexpected that some papers reportedly assumed the score was a mistake and printed it as ten to one.
THE SILENCE
Four decades without a World Cup followed, and in 2018 the USA did not even qualify.
2026
The USA co-host the biggest World Cup ever and have already won their group.
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