'Absolute madness': Soccer fans are outraged over ticket prices for U.S. World Cup
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When Mike Trucano in Virginia heard the men's World Cup soccer tournament would be back in the U.S next year, he and his family were thrilled.
"We were just so excited that it was coming," Trucano says.
Trucano is a bit of a soccer obsessive. He's been to every World Cup since 1994, when the U.S. last hosted the tournament, a stretch of eight tournaments that has taken him all over the world – from South Korea to South Africa.
He's seen some awesome games and goals. There was that famous one Landon Donovan scored against Algeria in the dying minutes of a game in South Africa in 2010 that secured America's place in the playoffs.
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