By successfully acting as host to the 1994 World Cup last July, the U. S. proved it could embrace soccer, at least on a temporary basis. In Uruguay this July for the 1995 Copa America, the U.S. proved it could actually play the sport.
The U.S. team surprised most of the soccer world by beating Chile, Argentina and Mexico to advance to the semifinals of the Copa, the South American championship that some consider the second most important tournament in the world. Alas, the U.S. lost 1-0 to Brazil Thursday night in Maldonado, but the team played well enough to put...
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