Good Match
The World Cup Could Not Be Americanized
Spain’s 1–0 win over Argentina demonstrated all of the ways that this sport is still foreign in the United States.
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Unlike in 1994, the World Cup didn’t come to the United States with the pressure to revolutionize American interest in soccer.
Spain’s 1–0 win over Argentina demonstrated all of the ways that this sport is still foreign in the United States.
Instead of allowing visitors to focus on the best of America, he showed them the worst of himself.