Tony Meola on 1994 World Cup, His All-Time USMNT XI & His Best Performance

Tony Meola on 1994 World Cup, His All-Time USMNT XI & His Best Performance

32:24 Mar 10, 2026
About this episode
This week on Inside American Soccer, Tom Bogert and Tab Ramos welcome back USMNT legend Tony Meola. Tony reflects on his unlikely journey, from playing center forward at Kearny High School in New Jersey, to attending the University of Virginia on a dual baseball and soccer scholarship, to the disappointment of being cut from the 1988 Olympic team. He opens up about the greatest performance of his national team career, the life-changing impact of the 1994 World Cup, and the emotional pump-up video the team watched inside the Pontiac Silverdome the night before their opening match against Switzerland. Plus, Tab and Tony reveal their All-Time USMNT Starting XIs, and Tony shares the story of becoming the unlikely star of a “Broadway” play.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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