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U.S. first found Copa America success in 1995

CHICAGO - The Copa America may be a new thing to many American soccer fans, but it is not a new thing for the U.S. national team.

One of the great chapters in American soccer history was written at the 1995 edition of the tournament. A team that included Union sporting director Earnie Stewart and assistant coach Mike Sorber shocked the world with a run to fourth place.

Even though 21 years have gone by, both men have vivid memories of the history they made in the small Uruguay town of Paysandu, near the border with Argentina.