When the men’s World Cup first game to the U.S. in 1994, Pasadena’s Rose Bowl was the venue under the broad bracket of LA County.
The sprawling, concrete up-turned frisbee of a venue was the setting for the showpiece fixture of the tournament, taking in the eye-gouging rigidity of the only goalless final in World Cup history. Two decades later, hopes are high for a better spectacle on the west coast.
