No more excuses: World Cup pressure is on host USA
The contrast with the last time the U.S. hosted the tournament is stark: Bill Clinton was in the White House, Nirvana dominated the airwaves and most Americans couldn’t name a single player on the national team.
Pressure is building on the United States as the host of the World Cup, with expectations far higher than during the country’s previous hosting. That earlier era was marked by Bill Clinton in the White House, Nirvana on the radio and a public that largely couldn’t name a single national-team player.