Tag: USA

  • 1930 World Cup Semifinals/Final

    1930 World Cup Semifinals/Final

    The four group winners in the replay were the same as real life, giving us the exact same semifinal matchups as 1930: Argentina vs. United States, and Uruguay vs. Yugoslavia. Argentina did its part to match reality, routing the USA. But the host nation, real-life winner Uruguay, didn’t come through to create the same final,…

  • 1930 World Cup Group 4

    1930 World Cup Group 4

    As they did in real life, the United States advanced to the semifinals of the World Cup. But, it didn’t come quite as easy as what happened in 1930. Instead of a pair of 3-0 wins, the Americans eked out a pair of one-goal victories over Paraguay and Belgium. This was by far the lowest-scoring…

  • 2022 World Cup Group B

    2022 World Cup Group B

    England matched its real-life seven points to win Group B. But, a punchless American team couldn’t advance and allowed Iran to take its place. The USA needed a 92nd-minute goal to tie Wales in the opener, then lost 2-0 to England. Needing a two-goal win against Iran in the finale, the USA couldn’t break through…