Team America was flying high, but beneath them, the wheels had fallen off. In June 1983, around when the club beat the Strikers and Cosmos, FIFA awarded Mexico the 1986 World Cup.

Four of the five players on the All-America team plays on teams that were recently named preseason top-five in the AP poll. Those players represent the No. 1 (UNC), No. 2 (Gonzaga), No. 3 (Houston ...