This World Cup honestly is WIDE OPEN . . . there hasn't been much in the form of "dominance" IMO. If there was ever a time for the U.S. to make a statement in a World Cup . . . this is the time. Even if the road is Belgium/Argentina . . . neither has looked unbeatable. The first "dominant" looking team from this World Cup doesn't appear until at least the semis where you'd expect the DUTCH to be.
Don't get me wrong, both Belgium and Argentina are more talented on paper, but the U.S. has played as good as both of them so far IMO, plus the U.S. CLEARLY were in the tougher group.
I'm not gonna get ahead of myself because you can't underestimate any team in the knockout stages . . . but all things considered, the U.S. draw is quite likeable considering they didn't win their group.