2014 FIFA World Cup Group G (top left to bottom right): Germany, Portugal, Ghana and USA
COSTA DO SAUÍPE, Brazil — Ninety minutes after Friday’s World Cup draw, not long after returning to the Sauípe Class hotel, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann had a quiet moment when he could talk one-on-one. It was a brief respite from the crush of 2,000 other media members from around the world, including the horde of journalists from Germany, Klinsmann’s birth country, who at that very moment had to be physically barred from entering the pool area behind the hotel and accosting him.
“Well, it couldn’t have gone any more difficult,” Klinsmann confided.
The U.S. had drawn Germany, Portugal and Ghana, the hardest opening-round group the Americans have ever faced in a World Cup. Germany, a three-time world champion, could easily win the tournament. Portugal has Cristiano Ronaldo, who may be about to win the Ballon d’Or as the world player of the year. And Ghana has been the
2014 FIFA World Cup Group G (top left to bottom right): Germany, Portugal, Ghana and USA
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