Dan Le Batard

Address that.

And it's a big game for the U.S.

Now, qualification for the knockout stages is a little different for this World Cup.

Does the U.S.

have a tough group?

Paraguay?

Australia?

Because being a host nation, they get put in pot A with the global elites.

means they get to avoid the likes of Spain and England.

So it's favorable to those teams that essentially get the highest seed imaginable.

But Paraguay is a difficult team.

They counterattack.

They've got some good players.

If you're familiar with MLS, a former Inter-Miami player in Diego Gomez.

Amiran has been back and forth between the MLS and Europe.

They play this counterattacking style, and the US has changed its identity in recent years.

They want to take advantage of what was labeled a golden generation, more skilled attacking players, and they want to control and dictate the game.

But as we've seen in CONCACAF in particular,

You run into these gritty, hard-nosed teams that are very organized and want to make the most of their opportunities.

The U.S.