Good morning! The USA and Mexico drew a crowd of almost 60,000 indoors for the Concacaf Nations League final at AT&T Stadium on a stormy Sunday night in the Dallas area. That’s less than the 93,594 spectators the NFL Cowboys averaged in 2023 but sets the bar for the next time the USMNT will be in town. Which will be soon enough. It opens play in the Copa America June 23 against Bolivia at Jerry World. That game will give a good indication of how strong soccer fever is two years ahead of the World Cup.

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Paul Kennedy is the Editor in Chief & General Manager of Soccer America.