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Sounders FC forward Clint Dempsey called into U.S. men's national team for pair of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches vs. Guatemala

SEATTLE, WASH. – U.S. Soccer today announced that Sounders FC forward Clint Dempsey has been called into the U.S. National Team for a pair of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches against Guatemala. Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann named 26 players to his roster to face los Chapines, beginning with a match at Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City on Friday, March 25 (7:00 p.m. PT / beIN Sport, NBC Universo) before facing off at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus on Tuesday, March 29 (4:00 p.m. PT / ESPN2, UniMas, Univision Deportes Network).

Dempsey, 33, is sixth all-time with 120 appearances and fifth with 107 starts for the USMNT, including appearances in each of the last three FIFA World Cups.