A knee-jerk reaction to the U.S.'s World Cup draw still lingers six months later and serves as the unlikely backdrop to Friday's match

A knee-jerk reaction to the U.S.'s World Cup draw still lingers six months later and serves as the unlikely backdrop to Friday's match

IRVINE, California, June 16 : The United States are refusing to buy into suggestions that Friday's World Cup Group D clash with Australia in Seattle will be straightforward, with…