Tottenham Hotspur forward Clint Dempsey was on target as he helped USA edge past Guatemala to reach the last round of the World Cup qualifying campaign.
The former Fulham man scored two goals and bagged an assist as the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/United-States-c3034 rallied past Guatemala in a 3-1 score line last night, reaching next year’s final round of the World Cup qualifiers.
The Americans needed only a draw to advance on to the next stage of the campaign, which puts them into the six-team finals in North and Central American and the Caribbean that take place next year.
Dempsey was in fine form as he assisted http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-Bocanegra-c8396 in the 10th minute and grabbed two goals himself in the 18th and 36th minutes. The American’s brace takes his international tally to 30, equalling Brian McBride’s record
for the third-most international goals in U.S. history.
This result puts the USA on top of the semi-final group with 13 points, and they will go into next year’s qualifying round with confidence.
The Americans had dominated the game, and were the more aggressive of the two teams. Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas will be pleased with his player’s performance as he prepares to host http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 this weekend at White Hart Lane.
Chelsea are undefeated in the league, and sit at top with 19 points. Before the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Guatemala-c2913, Dempsey had spoken to reporters, and was confident of Tottenham’s chances of ending Chelsea’s run and continuing their fine form. Having kept a winning
run of 4 consecutive games, Tottenham look strong and can easily cause an upset.
The player said that Spurs should use their home advantage against the league leaders, and was looking forward to starting against the European champions this Saturday. Dempsey had said:
“It is going to be an important game because the table is so tight. You have to take care of your home games and get as many results as you can.”
"We want to continue this run of positive results, so we know it is going to be a tough test but we are all excited, and we have everyone back from fitness now and we are looking to make the most of this game."
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