Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 15th World Cup, hosted by the USA and won by Brazil.
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1994 vs. 2026: Alan Rothenberg compares World Cup preparations
Alan Rothenberg was the CEO and chairman of the USA-hosted 1994 FIFA World Cup, U.S. Soccer’s president in 1990-1998, and founder of the U.S. Soccer Foundation and Major League Soccer.
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World Cup Draw: Dallas and NY/NJ get juiciest matchups; tepid late shows in the Bay Area
A day after FIFA held the 2026 World Cup Draw in the Kennedy Center, it revealed the schedule for next summer’s 48-team tournament in the USA, Mexico and Canada. Dallas got the most attractive World Cup 2026 group-stage slate — based on competitiveness and fan atmosphere. The Dallas Cowboys’ Arlington home twice hosts defending champion […]
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After the pomp of the draw: Pochettino describes the pain that shapes his mission to steer the USA to success
The USA’s Argentine coach played in the 2002 World Cup, when Argentina infamously disappointed.
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Alan Rothenberg on the World Cup’s most iconic draw: How Las Vegas set a ‘big event’ tone for 1994
That a nation without a soccer pro league would pull off such a successful World Cup was far from certain when Rothenberg was put in charge in 1990.
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The nation’s capital’s brief role in World Cup 2026 gets underway
My previous familiarity with the Kennedy Center came from televised broadcasts of “The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.”
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Soccer world braces for 2026 World Cup draw with Trump presiding
U.S. President Donald Trump expected to feature prominently in proceedings at the Kennedy Center.
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As the world turns its eyes to soccer in America, SASH supplies the backstory
The Society for American Soccer History’s mission is to “promote, facilitate, and disseminate research into the rich history of soccer in the USA.”
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1958 World Cup Flashback: Five names you should know
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the sixth World Cup, hosted by Sweden and won by Brazil.
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1954 World Cup Flashback: Five names you should know
The Germans were delighted that a rainstorm had soaked the Wankdorf Stadium field on July 4, 1954.