KQED's The California Report

Former USMNT Player on How the '94 World Cup Popularized U.S. Soccer

June 12, 2026·14 min
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This week, the FBI served a search warrant at the GKN Aerospace plant in Orange County. That’s the facility where a near-explosion triggered an evacuation of more than 50-thousand residents last month. Reporter: Molly Peterson, CalMatters The California Department of Fish & Wildlife is celebrating the survival of five rehabilitated bear cubs. CDFW says the orphaned black bears were released last November and have successfully hibernated through the winter and returned healthy and active. Reporter: Chris Felts, CapRadio The U-S Men’s Soccer Team takes the field Friday evening at SoFi Stadium for their opening World Cup match. They’ll be taking on Paraguay. It’s the first time the U-S has hosted the global event since 1994. Cobi Jones was a midfielder for that 1994 team, before starring with Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy. Jones spoke with my California Report colleague Keith Mizuguchi about his experiences in 1994. Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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