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In the Crimson’s opening game against Stanford, men’s soccer coach Carl Junot noticed a sign of the times: packed bleachers. Junot, the Virginia B. and James O. Welch ’52 Head Coach, is excited about the Crimson’s season on the heels of the hotly watched FIFA World Cup. “Our game against Stanford was the biggest-attended game in six or seven years here at Harvard,” said Junot. “Any time there’s a World Cup year people are much more excited about soccer. Across the country, there’s been a lot more people attending soccer games.” Adding to Harvard soccer’s sudden momentum is last month’s unveiling of the Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium in Allston. “It’s a new environment for fans to come watch the game. And you can play under the lights, which we’ve never had here before,” Junot said. “When you get a great audience and people are really into the game, there’s nothing that lifts the team...