The United States men’s national team was drawn into the 2014 World Cup’s Group of Death on Friday, set to face two of their biggest nemeses in Germany and Ghana, with a brutal game against Portugal in the heat of the Amazon for good measure. It is easily the toughest test the Americans have faced to date, and will present manager Jurgen Klinsmann with a set of harsh challenges this June. Defending champions Spain must face the team they beat in South Africa to hoist the trophy, Holland, in Salvador; while England open against Italy and must face Uruguay for good measure. Hosts Brazil were drawn with Mexico and Cameroon, and will open the tournament in Sao Paolo against Croatia. Many other notables got comparatively tame draws, with Argentina having only to weather Nigeria, Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina; while France got the softest landing of all: a dream group populated with Switzerland, Ecuador and Honduras.