THE LOWDOWN — THE FULL HISTORY
1950
A US team of part-timers, including a teacher, a hearse driver and dishwashers, faced England, the game's inventors. The USA won 1-0. Joe Gaetjens scored the goal, and it is still called the biggest upset in World Cup history.
THE GROWTH
In 1994 the USA hosted the World Cup. In 2002 it reached the quarter-finals, beating Mexico on the way.
2026
Led by Christian Pulisic, the best team the country has built won its group as the World Cup returned to American soil.
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