Their Group was lightweights!! They advance to knockout round, o.k. But can their grittiness defeat the smooth, elegance of the European and South American squads or for that matter The Tri of Mexico?
As much as I liked the scrappiness of the Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan World Cup teams, without a gamebreaker I just don't know. Christian Pulisic is injured all the time and who knows when he will return. But he is the consistent quality we need when coupled with the yeoman like skills of the rest of the squad can uphold a path to advance. Let's see what happens as the tournament unfolds.