Arena - taking things slowly. (Allsport)
ARENA FOCUSES ON PORTUGAL GAME
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United States coach Bruce Arena has admitted he is taking it one game at a time as he prepares to mastermind a World Cup assault on Group D.
The US open with a tough test against fancied Portugal on June 5 before tackling co-hosts South Korea and Poland for a place in the second round.
"We haven't done any film work with the team because that would be putting the cart ahead of the horse," said Arena.
"When we arrive in Korea, we'll focus on Portugal. We've put in a tremendous number of hours on tape and scouting reports, and that's all set at this point.
"We're pretty well-prepared for what we think we need to do for that game. My staff has done an excellent job.
"Our staff will then have the preparations for the Korea game ready once the Portugal game is over and then I'll start thinking about that.
"I cheated a little bit and watched a half of Korea v England but we're going to take it one step at a time.
"My focus is completely on Portugal and our staff will have us ready for the other two games as we move forward."
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