00:00In the history of soccer, there is an achievement by the United States that almost no one remembers.
00:04It wasn't at home. It wasn't with global stars. It wasn't in packed stadiums. It was in 1930,
00:10in the very first World Cup in history. While Europe hesitated about whether it was worth
00:15crossing the ocean to play in an experimental tournament, the United States went. They arrived
00:20by boat. It took weeks, and nobody had them on the radar. But then the soccer world was in shock.
00:25The United States won its first two matches by three goals to zero. First against Belgium,
00:30and then against Paraguay. Without conceding goals, without headlines, and without much noise.
00:34And suddenly, they were already in the semifinals. In a tournament with 13 teams, that meant one thing.
00:40The United States was already among the four best teams in the world. In the next round,
00:44they lost to Argentina, which truly was a real powerhouse. And to everyone's surprise,
00:49there was no third-place match. So FIFA did something historic. It officially registered
00:54the United States as third place in the world. To this day, that remains their best result in a
00:59World Cup today. With the 2026 edition at home, many people talk about a new beginning. But the truth
01:04is that the United States has already been there once. They already shocked the world. They were
01:09already third. And the challenge is not to make history. It's to improve it.
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