When Dallas was announced as one of 9 host cities for the 1994 World Cup, a SportsDay column quipped, 'It's not the Super Bowl, but soccer's big show will do.'
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After spending year of putting together a bid package, Dallas had little time to stop and celebrate their success. The city needed to make costly renovations to Fair Park and the Cotton Bowl. There was a dispute over police pay during the games. Groups protested the number of contracts awarded to minority-owned businesses, saying that they were unfairly overlooked. The city was also one of two international broadcast centers, hosting journalists covering the games.
June 17, 1994: A fan waves a South Korean flag before the start of the first World Cup game in Dallas between South Korea and Spain. Others were disappointed by Dallas itself. "'For us, it's the town where JFK died. In France, also there is interest in [the television show]From here, we think it's a town that is a little boring because there's not a lot of things to do and, of course, it is very hot for us."the emptiness was unsettling, saying, "My friends coming here for the first time find downtown too lonely at night.
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