USA's 1930 World Cup Third-Place Finish: The Real Story

The United States men's national team made a historic run in the 1930 World Cup, the very first edition of the tournament. After winning their group in the group stage (featuring Belgium and Paraguay), they faced Argentina in the semifinals but lost 6-1. FIFA officially recognizes the USA as third-place finishers, but the truth is more complicated. A third-place fixture was scheduled against Yugoslavia, but the match never happened because Yugoslavia withdrew. Consequently, the USA's bronze meda...