A win – or even a draw – sends the hosts to the knockout stages of the Mundial. And with all the excitement and hype, what would, and this World Cup, mean for the future of the beautiful game in the US? As seems to be forever the case, the media are wondering about soccer’s ultimate destiny on these shores. But is it time to stop asking, or even care, what the answer is?

(I didn’t mean to go in hard – it’s a great article…..)

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