Pochettino: US ready for Portugal test

ATLANTA — United States' soccer coach Mauricio Pochettino expects Tuesday's World Cup warm-up clash with Portugal to be an even tougher assignment for the tournament co-host than its recent 5-2 thrashing at the hands of Belgium.

But the manager insisted he is happy that his final chance to assess his players before naming his World Cup squad will be another daunting friendly against highly ranked opposition.