United States head coach, Bob Bradley and his USA team are determined to contest a sixth Fifa World Cup finals in succession by qualifying for the 2010 spectacular in South Africa.

The North Americans have appeared at every single showdown between the 32 best nations in the world since the 1990 tournament in Italy.

Bradley and his boys have no intention of breaking that streak when the global event touches down in African soil for the first time. Their qualifying campaign has passed off without a hitch, so far.

The USA comfortably overcame Barbados in pre-qualifying, and now lie second in a group, also including T&T, Cuba and Guatemala, on three points from their solitary fixture so far.

When the USA visit the Cubans on September 6 in search of three more points on the road to South Africa, midfielder Steven Cherundolo will be on the eve of his ninth anniversary as an international.

After, the Americans host T&T at Bridgeview, Chicago, on September 10 and Cherundolo reveals that he feels his team can pick up a sure six points in their next two matches.

“I’m certain we’ll win these matches (against Cuba and T&T), provided we play to our potential. However, and I’m sure it won’t happen, but if we fail to take these games seriously, it’ll be extremely difficult. Both countries are capable of very good football, but I’m still expecting two wins for us,” he said on fifa.com.

“Mexico are our strongest opponents. Then there’s Costa Rica, who always put out a good team. Canada are physically strong and improving technically all the time. Then you have T&T, who made it all the way last time. And there’s always a surprise package, maybe Guatemala or Jamaica, who are very, very good. So there are a number of teams in with a chance.”

Already looking ahead to South Africa 2010, Cherundolo added: “I think the tournament will be a real boost to South Africa’s confidence as a nation, due to staging such a big event, building the stadiums and organising a successful tournament. I think it’ll be an important factor for the years afterwards too, both financially and in terms of youth development.