World Cup

Jurgen Klinsmann maintains the United States shouldn't be expected to win the World Cup, even if that stance is upsetting to some fans back home.

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup about to begin in Brazil, fans around Tuscaloosa are searching out a soccer-friendly establishment to watch the games over the next month.

The 2014 World Cup starts this Thursday, and the United States are looking to start off the tournament with a bang, as they take on Ghana on June 16. But chemistry is as important in soccer as in any other sport, so finding the right mix of players is priority number one.

"I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win!" is the mantra that is being heard around the world, and its origins is here in the United States of America.

The sixth ranked Uruguay squad is loaded with talent, especially up front with some of the best strikers in the world. Teams looking to beat Uruguay will basically need to bring more firepower to the pitch.

The current eighth ranked team in the world according to FIFA, Switzerland was able to breeze through qualifying to make it to the World Cup group stage, where they'll face off with France, Ecuador, and Honduras.

Jürgen Klinsmann has announced the 30 man preliminary roster for the 2014 World Cup. Before the World Cup starts, Klinsmann has to decide which seven players that won't make the trip to Brazil, cutting the final count to a 23 man roster.

The World Cup starts in 31 days, and next up in our World Cup Previews is the number one team in the world: Spain. The reigning World Cup champions are insanely good. They seem to have lost a little bit of their firepower, but that doesn't mean much when you're so far ahead of the rest of the teams in the world...

They've been a part of the World Cup Final nine times, and Russia are fielding a team that has the potential to go far in the 2014 version of the World Cup.

Up next in our World Cup Previews is Portugal. They sport arguably the best player in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo, and he along with his teammates are looking for a World Cup trophy to help solidify him as the greatest player of all time.