The US played its first full international in Sweden during the the First World War. Philadelphia-area players were an important part of that team.
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Christmas soccer 1916: Bethlehem Steel in St. Louis
While Philadelphia soccer fans watched a soccer double header at the Phillies Ball Park on Christmas Day in 1916, Bethlehem Steel FC, holders of the National Challenge Cup and the American Cup, had traveled to St. Louis for two games to decide the unofficial title of champion of the United States.