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Almost inevitably, Milutinovic's final squad selection f
Almost inevitably, Milutinovic's final squad selection for the tournament caused controversy, with a number of popular domestic players missing the cut.
A group consisting of much-fancied Colombia, a talented Romania team and Roy Hodgson's Switzerland weren't to be taken lightly, even if the 24-nation tournament meant there would be last-16 spaces for four third-placed sides.
"What Bora decided was that defensively we needed to be incredibly well organised and the attitude would be that we were going to play not to lose rather than to win," Sampson says.
"We forced our opponents to play in front of us instead of playing so they could get in behind us. That worked and then we had enough talent in the team, whether it was a direct free-kick by Eric Wynalda in our first game against Switzerland, or the incredible play by Earnie Stewart, Cobi Jones and Marcelo Balboa against Colombia."
A 1-1 draw with Switzerland and a 2-1 win against Colombia
he US gathered enough points to progress before their final group game. A 1-0 defeat by Romania didn't stop them earning their place in the next round.
Milutinovic and his ragtag bunch of US college players had achieved their goal. Their reward was a last-16 tie with would-be champions Brazil on Independence Day, a free hit to show off their sport to the American public. Bebeto's 72nd-minute strike settled the contest, but the US had showed they could mix it with the best.
"If you're going to lose in a World Cup then lose to the ultimate champions, and certainly that Brazil team was very good," Lalas says.
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