With USA out of the World Cup, who should you root for?

2010 FIFA World Cup
A young USA fan blows a vuvuzela as he enjoys the atmosphere ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa match between USA and Algeria at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 23, 2010 in Tshwane/Pretoria, South Africa.
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World Cup madness begins in June, but this time the U.S men's soccer team failed to qualify. With the United States missing from the World Cup, how big of a setback will that be for soccer in America?

MPR News host Euan Kerr spoke to the "Men in Blazers," Robert Bennett and Michael Davis, authors of the new book, "Encyclopedia Blazertannica." Kerr also talked to Megan Ryan, who covers Minnesota United FC and Major League Soccer for the Star Tribune, and Wes Burdine, who hosts a soccer podcast, and will be opening up a soccer-themed bar in St. Paul this summer.

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