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    HOW TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

    Sep 26, 2023 4 minutes
    PICS IRAKLI BIGVAVA, CALDER CAHILL & GETTY IMAGES

    DOWN BUT not out after failing to qualify for this World Cup, USA are shooting for the stars.

    An agonising 52-51 defeat on aggregate to Chile sent the Eagles into the last-chance qualifying saloon of the repêchage where a 16-16 draw with Portugal saw them just miss out on points difference.

    The barest of margins added France 2023 to South Africa 1995 as the only World Cups the Eagles have missed.

    While attention shifts to returning to the global stage in 2027 in Australia, the USA can rest easy when it comes to their place in 2031. As hosts, they are guaranteed a spot. What they do with that luxury, well, that’s down

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