Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey started and played 90 minutes for the U.S. national team on Friday night, but the USMNT failed to climb out of an early hole and suffered a 2-0 loss to Guatemala in a World Cup qualifying match in Guatemala City.
The appearance was Dempsey’s first with the USMNT since the CONACAF Cup against Mexico in October, but it was a relatively quiet night across the board for the Americans’ attack. Dempsey finished with two shots on goal – his best chance came in the 54th minute off a pass from former Sounders teammate DeAndre Yedlin, but it was saved by Guatemala goalkeeper Paulo Motta – and the U.