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Tough draw: USMNT will have its work cut out in Brazil
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United States head coach Juergen Klinsmann answers questions after the draw for the 2014 World Cup in Costa do Sauipe near Salvador, Brazil, Friday. - photo by Associated Press
The U.S. drew a daunting task for next year's World Cup: difficult opponents, tropical venues and a wearying 9,000-mile zigzag journey across Brazil. The Americans wound up with the potentially punishing group they feared and will play Ghana, Portugal and Germany next June as they try to achieve a U.S. first: reaching the knockout phase twice in a row. While Ghana eliminated the Americans in 2006 and 2010, the Black Stars won't do it again.