with the World Cup, both in its timeline and in social discussions.

 

Then aged 47, Milutinovic had a burgeoning reputation for getting the most out of unfancied international sides. In 1990 he'd taken Costa Rica to the World Cup knockout stages. A year later he proved himself a pretty handy private investigator as well.

In 1991, Steve Sampson was helping US Soccer Federation president Alan Rothenburg prepare for the tournament.

"One of my roles was to put candidates forward to be national team coach and Bora was one of those," Sampson recalls.

"I was living in the Bay Area at the time and Bora literally tracked me down. I was watching a game in a stadium in San Jose and he asked some people in the stands: 'I understand Steve Sampson is here, can you point him out?'

"He came over, sat right next to me and said: 'My friend, you must hire me'. I told him I wasn't doing the hiring, but he replied: 'You should recommend me because money is no issue and I just care about helping the US get to the second round of the World Cup.'"

Fellow candidates Rinus Michels and Carlos Queiroz never stood a chance. Sampson put Milutinovic forward for the position and so started one of the most unusual preparations of a host nation in World Cup history.

With three years to go before the tournament was to kick off, optimism around the USA team wasn't high. There was no professional league in the country, many of the players were amateurs and despite qualifying for Italia '90 to much fanfare, the Americans returned home without a single point.

No host nation had ever previously failed to progress beyond the group stage of the World Cup, so the threat of humiliation in front of a global audience when the tournament arrived was looming large.

"It had never been a question for previous hosts if they'd get out of their group, but it was a real question for us," says defender Alexi Lalas, who made his international debut under Milutinovic.

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