'We can no longer have low expectations,' said Alexi Lalas, who became one of the unlikely faces of the 1994 World Cup Credit: PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP

The last time the United States hosted the World Cup, Bill Clinton was in the White House, Nirvana was on the radio, and most Americans couldn’t name a single player on their national team.

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