USMNT legend Clint Dempsey has backed his countrymen to get through a formidable Group B and qualify for the knockout stages at the World Cup in Qatar.
Gregg Berhalter's side are listed above Wales and Iran in the FIFA rankings, but will have to be on top form to get into the last 16 of their first World Cup tournament in eight years.
Dempsey, though, has no doubt they will manage it - and believes the talented young crop of players in the USMNT squad, many of which ply their trade in the Premier League, will carry them through.