men's olympic soccer became an under-23 competition for the 1992 summer olympics in barcelona, spain. in the group stage, the americans defeated kuwait but lost to italy and only managed a draw with poland. as a result, they were eliminated in the first round. several u.s. players on the roster, however, would go on to have a major influence with the united states men's national soccer team in the 1994 fifa world cup, which the united states would host.