John "Clarkie" Souza-Benavides (born July 12, 1920) is a former soccer

Football (soccer)

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 player who earned 14 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team

United States men's national soccer team

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, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory

England v United States (1950)

On 29 June 1950, at the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the United States defeated England 1–0 in a group match. This unexpected result has led to the match being described as the "Miracle on Grass", in reference to the 1980 Miracle on Ice, in which the US ice hockey team beat the Soviet Union. The...

 over England

England national football team

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 in the 1950 FIFA World Cup

1950 FIFA World Cup

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. He was selected for a World Cup All-Star team by the Brazilian sports newspaper Mundo Esportivo, and remained the only American player ever selected to a World Cup All-Star team until Claudio Reyna

Claudio Reyna

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 in 2002. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame

National Soccer Hall of Fame

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. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts

Fall River, Massachusetts

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Souza is sometimes credited as having scored two goals in the tournament but modern sources indicate he scored neither; Gino Pariani

Gino Pariani

Virginio “Gino” Peter Pariani was an American soccer striker. He earned 5 caps and scored 1 goal for the United States men's national soccer team, and played on the 1950 FIFA World Cup team, including the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic...

 scored against Spain

Spain national football team

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 and Frank Wallace

Frank Wallace (soccer)

Frank Valicenti, aka Frank "Pee Wee" Wallace, was an American international soccer player who played as forward. He earned 7 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup...

 scored their first goal against Chile

Chile national football team

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Souza was a member of the Fall River Ponta Delgada team that won the U.S. Open Cup

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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 in 1947, as well as the National Amateur Cup

National Amateur Cup

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 for three consecutive years, from 1946 to 1948. In 1951, he transferred to the New York German-Hungarians and proceeded to again won both the U.S. Open Cup and the U.S. Amateur Cup that year.

Souza was a member of the U.S. team for both the 1948

1948 Summer Olympics

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 and 1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Summer Olympics

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, and played for the U.S. against Scotland

Scotland national football team

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 at Hampden Park

Hampden Park

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 in 1952.

John Souza is not related to his teammate Ed Souza

Ed Souza

Edward Souza-Neto was an American soccer player who earned 6 caps and scored 1 goal for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Souza was also a member of the U.S...

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