“If Portugal or Ghana win, then they will be tied with us and probably be ahead on goal differential. (Since we only have a 1 Goal advantage).”
Portugal lost 4-0 to Germany; goal differential isn’t their friend.
True, so we could still advance if Portugal beats Ghana and Germany doesn’t blow us out. Maybe. Possibly.
But I would prefer scoring a miracle win against Germany or at least getting a draw.
Is goal differential the first tiebreaker? If the US winds up tied with Ghana with 4 points; does the fact that we beat Ghana count for nothing?