As for USA having a chance, I agree - before I left England I placed a bet on England winning all their group games and USA qualifying to the second round. Whether or not they'll go all the way I'm not so sure, but I think they'll definitely make the quarter finals again. They've improved a lot in the last few years, and I think football (I may as well just bite the bullet and start calling it soccer) in general has become a lot more popular in the States in recent years.
As for USA having a chance, I agree - before I left England I placed a bet on England winning all their group games and USA qualifying to the second round. Whether or not they'll go all the way I'm not so sure, but I think they'll definitely make the quarter finals again. They've improved a lot in the last few years, and I think football (I may as well just bite the bullet and start calling it soccer) in general has become a lot more popular in the States in recent years.