For examples of how little a team’s form in the World Cup run-in matters in the tournament itself, look no further than the US For examples of how little a team’s form in the World Cup run-in matters in the tournament itself, look no further than the US T he last time the United States men’s national team entered into the final stretch of their preparations for a World Cup on home soil, the results were dire. From January through April of 1994, the Americans, who were mostly sequestered in a