Joe Machado is an American former
soccer defender. He played for the
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state.
Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...
Ponta Delgada S.C.
Ponta Delgada Soccer Club, also referred to as Fall River Ponta Delgada, was a United States soccer club, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. The club was formed by members of the city’s Portuguese community and shared its name with Ponta Delg ...
which won the 1947
National Challenge Cup and
National Amateur Cup
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In 1923, U.S. ...
. Based on these result, the
U.S. Soccer Federation
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selected the club to act as the
U.S. national team at the
1947 NAFC Championship
The 1947 NAFC Championship was the first association football championship for the North American Football Confederation (NAFC).
The first tournament came soon after the founding of the NAFC. Cuba hosted the tournament which included the host nat ...
. As a result, Machado earned two
caps
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with the
U.S. national team. In the first game, the U.S. lost 5-0 to
Mexico
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and in the second, they lost 5-2 to
Cuba
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.
References
United States men's international soccer players
Ponta Delgada S.C. players
Soccer players from Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Fall River, Massachusetts
Living people
Men's association football defenders
American men's soccer players
Year of birth missing (living people)
American people of Portuguese descent
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