Nothing is easy in the World Cup and Holland is a very good team, do not count them out. A lot of what could help America is that many players do play MLS and will be in the middle of their season, which no other real power can say (maybe Brazil or Argentina, not sure when their leagues play). Also wouldn't say all that about Arena. USA will not surprise anyone like they did in 2002 and better play than they have been in the past couple of games. Everyone must contribute and McBride better prove to be the top scorer everyone thinks he is.
I think we need another World Cup or two before we can seriously think about winning it. We can play with every team and beat most, but need to fill our bench with stars first. Teams like Brazil, Argentina, and others can lose a player, replace him, and see almost no drop off. Only until this happens can we win the cup.