SAN JOSE, Calif. – Clint Dempsey of the Seattle Sounders scored his second international hat trick, leading the U.S. national team to a 6-0 victory over Honduras in a World Cup qualifying match Friday night.
Christian Pulisic, 18, added a goal and three assists for the United States.
It was a successful return to World Cup qualifying for Bruce Arena, who is in his second stint as coach of the national team. Arena replaced Jurgen Klinsmann after the U.S. team started 0-2 in qualifying.
Because of goal difference, the United States moved from last to fourth in the six-team final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region.