Intro:

The USA prepared to face Portugal in Manaus on Sunday (June 22), with a chance to grab the lead in World Cup Group G.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Juergen Klinsmann, USA coach:

(On Germany drawing 2-2 against Ghana)

"Well it just confirms what we all knew from the beginning, that this is a very, very difficult group, and a draw between these two nations just shows that. But it also puts the positive result we made against Ghana in the right perspective, it is a very, very good team that we played against in Natal. Now it's about every single point you want to get in order to go through, and for us it's a huge opportunity tomorrow here in Manaus."

SOUNDBITE (English): Tim Howard, USA goalkeeper:

(On Cristiano Ronaldo)

"He's the best in the world with the ball at his feet, good striker left and right foot, dominant in the air, and the list goes on and on, and that's why he's the best player in the world. We're going to try and do our best to bottle him up, it's not been done in four or five years but we'll see what we can do. We feel like we have a game plan in place and if we can execute that, then we'll give ourselves a good chance."