World Cup Preview: Payback Time for the USA in Group G

This is the seventh post in a series previewing the World Cup's eight groups. Read Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E and Group F; then check back later on Friday for a look at Group H.

The 2014 World Cup's Group G is arguably the deadliest of all. Fans of the United States will be biting their nails through the group stage in hopes of reaching the tournament's knockout round — an unlikely (but not impossible) feat given the presence of a true world soccer power, not to mention one of the game's very best players and the U.S. squad's longtime nemesis