'Summer of '94' SXSW Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text As 1994 approached, the United States was on the verge of hosting the World Cup - but national soccer officials were terrified that the home team was about to humiliate itself on a global stage.