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[quote=Anonymous]How many countries, in the last 30 years, have won a men’s World Cup or gotten to the finals? Answer:

France, Croatia, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Netherlands, and Italy. That’s it. Period. 8. No Russia or China or India or Japan or US or Canada or England or Mexico or ... you get my point. So first, those are a lot of big or powerful countries that haven’t. Not just the US. So why not, and why only those 8?  This is not a problem unique to the US. Culture sure. Coaching ok. But it is really about harnessing the elite of the elite of the elite. Both soccer IQ wise but also skill wise and athletic wise. When you boil it down it is about economics and celebrity and making it worth while for the tiny, minuscule part of any countries population that will be attracted to and work their ass off to achieve rare success. In the US, other sports hold this allure and until soccer holds that allure we won’t win or even be close. In the meantime, let’s celebrate all the kids and adults that play soccer for fun and for the wonderful game it is. [/quote]

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