Congratulations to Jared Reback on being selected randomly as the winner of Soccer America Trivia contest #1. Kudos to Jon Wright, Jeremy Harvey and Nick Kahn for also correctly answering all five questions. 1️⃣ Which of these has NEVER happened at a World Cup? A team with a foreign coach lifted the title.2️⃣ Which team was the first from outside Europe and South […]
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1990 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 14th World Cup, hosted by Italy and won by West Germany. Paul Caligiuri. The USA, after a 40-year absence, returned to the World Cup thanks to Paul Caligiuri’s goal that gave the USA a 1-0 win at Trinidad & Tobago in the must-win final […]
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1982 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 12th World Cup, hosted by Spain and won by Italy.
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2014 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 20th World Cup, hosted by Brazil and won by Germany.
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World Cup host Miami: Through the eyes of Tom Mulroy
Tom Mulroy grew up in New York and first arrived in Miami in 1976 to play for the NASL’s Toros.
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‘You Can’t Get There from Here’: The story of the USA’s World Cup 1994 opener indoors and, after 44 years, a point!
The following is an excerpt from “You Can’t Get There from Here: My Soccer Journey from Derby to Detroit,” by Roger N. Faulkner.
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1998 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 16th World Cup, hosted and won by France.
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1962 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Who starred for Brazil after Pele’s injury? (Clue: His nickname means “little bird”)
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1978 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 11th World Cup, hosted and won by Argentina. TRIVIA: What nation became Africa’s first to win a World Cup game when it beat Mexico in Rosario? (Answer below) Madres de Plaza de Mayo. Human-rights advocates were appalled that FIFA let Argentina host the finals while […]
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1986 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 13th World Cup, hosted by Mexico and won by Argentina. • Trivia: Can you name the 1986 World Cup final player who later played in Major League Soccer? Televisa. Colombia was slated to host, but it became apparent that a 24-team tournament was too […]