USA head coach Mauricio Pochettino saw his team struggle in friendlies heading into the World Cup Credit: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images via AFP

The United States head into World Cup Group D with everything to prove after a turbulent build-up marked by an unconvincing run of form that saw them comfortably beaten by elite European opposition in their two most recent friendlies.

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