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Aired on Dec 11, 2023, 12:00 PM
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The Billion Dollar Goal traces the extraordinary evolution of soccer in the United States, from its beginnings as an immigrant's game to the historic moment in 1989 when Paul Caligiuri's unforgettable goal ended a 40-year World Cup qualification drought. The series, featuring the late acclaimed journalist Grant Wahl as supervising producer, unveils the untold story of the sport's struggle for recognition in a soccer-skeptical nation as told by Wahl and other prominent voices in American soccer.
Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)
E1
A Miracle on Grass
After a miraculous win vs. England in the 1950 World Cup, soccer booms in the United States... right?
Dec 11, 2023
33 min
E2
Rock Bottom
Soccer in America meets a formidable foe: the â€Â80s.
Dec 11, 2023
40 min
E3
The Shot Heard Round The World
The USA's 1990 World Cup qualification journey reaches a do-or-die finale in Trinidad and Tobago.
Dec 11, 2023
35 min
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