Only 12 other nations have a World Cup history dating back as far as the United States men’s national team, which competed at the first-ever World Cup in Uruguay in 1930.
Fast forward 96 years, the USMNT is set to host the tournament for the second time (the first time in 1994), this time with co-hosts and neighbors, Canada and Mexico. While the country has yet to make it back to the semifinal, as it did in that inaugural showcase, there is plenty of hope for a Cinderella run at this summer’s 48-team competition.
