World Cup play starts this Saturday in China and while the US has a weaker roster than usual, it’s still one of the favorites.
The US is in Group E, along with the Czech Republic, Japan and Turkey.
Some teams you can probably write off now: the Ivory Coast, South Korea, Iran, Tunisia, Angola, Jordan, maybe Senegal.
We have no idea what to expect from Venezuela. The situation there is very dire and we don’t know if they can train properly or possibly even get proper nutrition. It’s that bad.
However, the Venezuelans did beat Turkey Sunday which was a significant win.