‘Not ridiculous’: US dreams of winning World Cup after big wins

Could the United States really win the World Cup?
After two opening victories, by an aggregate 6-1 scoreline, that is the wildly optimistic question being posed to many US television pundits, including Fox’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who answered a simple “Yes.”
While aware they are still vast underdogs against traditional powerhouses like Spain, France and Argentina, the US players were not exactly afraid to stoke those hugely ambitious dreams either, after beating Australia 2-0 Friday.
“I think we came here to compete, and to compete, you have to win every game,” US star midfielder Malik Tillman told AFP in Seattle after the win.
“In the end, if you want to win the tournament, same ag...