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I would think the loss to Brazil in the second round that year killed any chance that soccer would be big in America. It's was probably one of the most riveting sports contests I've watched, ranking up there with the Tyson/Buster Douglas fight.

Uhh- dude it was the semi finals that the USA got put out by Brazil. What we were realistically shooting for in that game was a tie at the end of regulation so we could've gone on to a shoot out- which is how the final between Italy and Brazil ended. In a shoot out- anything can happen and actually the US side might've found itself in the final match if it had gone to that. We were that close (holds up thumb and forefinger) but after Brazil scored- it was over for us.