What Happened to the Usmnt - Mandis, Steven G; Wolter, Sarah Parsons
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"Prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team had won just four World Cup matches in 72 years. They'd been humbled with a last place finish at the 1998 World Cup, scoring just once across three games. ... But the 2002 squad managed to beat powerhouse Portugal to advance out of the group stages, toppled Mexico 2-0 in the round of 16, and stood up ably to Germany in a quarterfinal loss that nonetheless had the crowd chanting, "USA! USA!" as the players exited the field with heads held high. ... Yet while the American women's team had made World Cup victories a regular…mehr

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"Prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team had won just four World Cup matches in 72 years. They'd been humbled with a last place finish at the 1998 World Cup, scoring just once across three games. ... But the 2002 squad managed to beat powerhouse Portugal to advance out of the group stages, toppled Mexico 2-0 in the round of 16, and stood up ably to Germany in a quarterfinal loss that nonetheless had the crowd chanting, "USA! USA!" as the players exited the field with heads held high. ... Yet while the American women's team had made World Cup victories a regular expectation, the men failed to even qualify for the 2018 tournament. ... Mandis turns his lens inward to examine what it will take for the U.S. men to achieve lasting success on the international stage"--
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Steven G. Mandis is an adjunct professor at Columbia Business school, where he teaches in the finance and economics department. Previously, he worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup and as a senior advisor to McKinsey. His previous books include What Happened to Goldman Sachs, The Real Madrid Way , and What Happened to Serie A. In 2015 and 2019, he competed in the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. He also was invited to present how sports can be an enabler of social inclusion at the 57th Session of the Commission for Social Development at the United Nations. Sarah Parsons Wolter is a Principal at FinTech Collective. Previously, she worked at Morgan Stanley and co-authored What Happened to Serie A. A sports enthusiast and former athlete, she was the youngest member of the 2006 Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team that won a bronze medal in Torino, Italy.