Saturday was a celebration of soccer for Chicago. And with the World Cup set to begin Thursday, it was the city’s only real chance to be a part of the action.
 

Chicago Tribune

Chicago — with no World Cup games — gives the US team a final send-off in a loss to Germany at Soldier Field

Saturday’s U.S.-Germany friendly was a celebration of soccer for Chicago, which is not among the 16 cities hosting World Cup games in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

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