well first things first, you must realize the US love to push the pace..the 2 forwards in charlie davies and jozy altidore love to run alongside capain donovan for counterattacks...other than that..its alot of long balls and physical tackling..sound familiar?? basically england's play style but one class below as passing may be sloppy at some points of the game. if owen hargreaves is healthy to be called up, capello shouldnt have much to worry about..with his pace and defensive mentality at midfield..he can disrupt donovan all day..

i never thought nations scheduled games prepping for group stage opponents..for korea its hard to say..argentina is too unpredictable to strategize against..which argentina will show up is a big question..form leading up to the game should provide much insight on what to expect..greece has the element of surprise...their cinderella run and beating portugal in euro 2004 says alot about this nation..though squads will be different from 5 years ago..theyve major heart and they show up to play all 90 minutes, not 60 or 45..

nigeria..well, its a throw up..we can base info from japan's earlier clashes with ghana(2-2 D) and south africa(2-1 W), but we play opposite of japan..we dont have that flair like japan does..korea's matches always seem to be a tug-of-wars..which team will outlast the other..any team we schedule to prep will do i think, but i guess a mixture of strong and weaker teams'll do..and ALL on away soil..the more we're comfortable playing away from home..the easier the games should be