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In the spring of 1950, the United States was extended an invitation to compete in the Soccer World Cup in Brazil. Faced with budgetary restrictions and no official soccer team to call their own, the U.S. set out to recruit players from the soccer hotbed of St. Louis, Missouri, where they found a group of young friends with no professional or international playing experience, only an unabashed love of the game. nWith the odds considerably against them both abroad and at home, the U.S. team arrived in Rio with very little training and even less fanfare. But then something remarkable happened when they faced off against the highest ranked team in the competition: England. The Brazilian fans lack of support for England buoyed the Americans who gained a result that made them heroes back home. The Game Of Their Lives is a classic underdog tale, that has as much resonance to Australian sports fans as it does with those from the U.S.