Series Preview #18: Diamondbacks @ Giants

US player Marcelo Balboa is fouled by Brazilian Mazinho (R) during their World Cup match at Stanford stadium in San Francisco on July 4, 1994. Brazil win the Round of 16 match 1-0. The 15th FIFA World Cup took place in 1994. The United States hosted the event, which was held at nine locations nationwide from June 17 to July 17, 1994. Despite soccer's relative lack of popularity in the host country, the United States was selected, and the competition was the most profitable in World Cup history.