USMNT looks to rebound against mighty Brazil: 'We need to be ready'

ORLANDO, Florida — Since suffering its most one-sided loss in more than a decade in Saturday's 5-1 humiliation against Colombia, fans might expect the mood around the U.S. men's national team to be somber or at least a little bit subdued heading into Wednesday's second pre-Copa América tuneup versus fearsome Brazil.

That clearly wasn't the case as the U.S. prepared for training here on Tuesday morning at Camping World Stadium.

"Everyone's energy is a bunch of positivity in the group right now," U.S. forward Tim Weah, who scored the Americans' only goal last weekend, told a small group of reporters before the session began. "We move on, and we learn from it, and it's now time to focus on our next game."

The next game, against the five-time World Cup champs, will reveal the truth about where USMNT squad truly stands better than any words ever could.

It makes sense that players are eager to forget the Colombia game as soon as possible. Professional athletes must have short memories to have long and successful careers. That's not to say the Americans haven't spent much of the last three days poring over video of how and where it all went so wrong against Los Cafeteros, which became the first opponent to score five times against the U.S. in 15 years. They have. But dwelling on the ugly result too long has its dangers, too. Especially with a foe as ruthless as Brazil lying in wait on Wednesday.

"We know that we're facing another world-class team. We need to be ready for it," forward Brenden Aaronson said.

"The scoreline showed that the [Colombia] game wasn't good enough, and we all know that. But it's football, and sometimes it doesn't go your way. Sometimes you don't play up to the standard. Everybody has bad games, has bad