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From: nunes@utai.UUCP (Joe Nunes)
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Subject: Re: World Cup History
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Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 10:29:54 EST
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> What is real success?  The United States has reached the semi-finals
> as often as England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Wales
> COMBINED.  In 1950, the US pulled off what may have been the biggest
> upset in the history of World soccer (United States 1 England 0; the
> English papers thought it was obviously a typo and meant 0-10!).
> 
> The US does reasonably well in World Youth tournaments as well.
> -- 
> James C. Armstrong, Jnr.	{ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa

What exactly do you mean by semi-finals? I would bet very large
quantities of money that the US didn't make it to the World Cup more
times than England never mind all of Great Britain and Ireland together.
I would bet even larger quantities of money that the US never made it
to the final round of the World Cup more often than England (if ever).
I believe that the US made it to the World Cup 3 times.
I know that England has made it at least twice, Scotland at least once,
and Northern Ireland at least once.
Does anyone out there have World Cup qualification histories at hand?