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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.

The USA-Brazil game in 1994 was not a semifinal. After the first three round-robin games, the USA finished second in its group and advanced to the single elimination rounds (along with 15 other teams).

I believe that the furthest that the USA has ever advanced was a semifinal, but it was a LONG time ago.

that's what i remember hoping for. the game was on the 4th of July too, so it would have been pretty memorable. i remember us all comparing tony meola to jesus christ himself while in our collective drunken stupors.