The US at the 1930 World Cup
We continue our series on the US at the World Cup with a look at the first World Cup in 1930, where the Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history and the US finished the tournament in third place.
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Prelude to the US at the first World Cup
Our series on the history of the US at the World Cup begins with how the first World Cup came to be in 1930 and a look at the US national team’s international play before then.
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Steve Holroyd performs some statistical leveling to determine the all-time top 15 US pro soccer teams.
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