(CNN) This was the player lineup when the USA upset Spain in the semifinals of the 2009 Confederations Cup.
Soccer Scores with Americans as the World Cup Looms
MARCH 19, 2010Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN
The United States hasn't caught soccer fever yet, but it's running a bit of a temperature.
Many people, including agent Richard Motzkin, contend that the planet's most popular game will soon snap American ambivalence. They point to a steady upward arc in interest from 1986, when the U.S. last failed to qualify for the World Cup, to today, as the team prepares for a sixth straight finals bid.
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