Seattle Sounders vs. Club World Cup (Place your bets.)

And here we are, looking the Club World Cup square in the face. And trembling like a jackhammer being held by a puppy.

After the week that was, can anyone, seriously, believe there is a point to be had for the Seattle Sounders during this upcoming tournament?

Or has it all been a ploy to lull the competition into a false sense of security and the Sounders will be the Cinderella story of the summer?