ESPN.com · Mar 25, 2017
Dempsey makes return to U.S. team, Pulisic gets start vs. Honduras
Kasey Keller is interested in seeing the lineup Bruce Arena utilizes against Honduras as injuries have decimated the squad.Clint Dempsey makes his return to the starting lineup for the United States against Honduras in San Jose, California, on Friday night.
Dempsey, 34, missed the end of the 2016 Major League Soccer season and the Americans' first two Hexagonal qualifiers -- losses to Mexico and Costa Rica -- with an irregular heartbeat.
Jozy Altidore starts up top with Dempsey, while Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Pulisic plays in the No. 10 role with captain Michael Bradley, Darlington Nagbe and Sebastian Lletget for the U.S.