SPORTS Ryan Ford June 7, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET A World Cup sign on I-94 East near Roosevelt on May 9, 1994, trumpeted the coming history: World Cup soccer was coming to Michigan in June 1994. William C. Archie, Detroit Free Press A World Cup banner hangs from a light pole at Metro Airport in Detroit on May 26, 1994.. Daniel Lippitt, Detroit Free Press Just before the first World Cup game at the Pontiac Silverdome, there was last-minute work being done on June 13, 1994. These workers for Burton F.