When Jurgen Klinsmann was hired as the US men’s national team head coach last July, his mission was as simple as it was daunting: Take the Yanks to the next level in international competition. And Wednesday's friendly against Italy – currently No. 8 in the FIFA world rankings – at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa (2:30 pm ET, ESPN2) should go some way to determining where the US stack up against the world’s elite.