germany, portugal and ghana. they knocked them out in 2010. >> as the team starts, we have the premier or primer, premier. >> it can be primer. >> let's just go to laura in brazil. >> reporter: so, let's get this out of the way right now, the usa, they are going to struggle. that's not because they are a poor team. it's not because they are undeserving of a world cup spot, it's because they are in the group of death, the most difficult group for teams to play out of and survive. all the teams in this group are very strong. what is it that makes the usa team the team they are? well, let's start with the coach. he describes it core of the squad as the spine. we'll call him the brain. he is a world cup winner with