Oct. 16, 2012 - The U.S. Men’s National Team, backed by a sold-out crowd of 16,947 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, defeated Guatemala 3-1 on Tuesday in the final Group A match of the Semifinal Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifying.

• USA Advances to Final Round of Qualifying in Front of Sellout Crowd of 16,947 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
• Clint Dempsey Scores 29th, 30th Career Goals, Tying Brian McBride for Third All-Time in U.S. History
• Carlos Bocanegra Tallies 14th Career Goal to Set Record for a USA Defender
• Jamaica Takes Second in Group A to Move Ahead of Guatemala and Advance to Hexagonal

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Oct. 16, 2012) – The U.S. Men’s National Team, backed by a sold-out crowd of 16,947 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, defeated Guatemala 3-1 on Tuesday in the final Group A match of the Semifinal Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifying.

Clint Dempsey scored his 29th and 30th career goals and assisted Carlos Bocanegra’s 14th career tally as the veteran duo gave the USA momentum heading into the Final Round of qualifying in CONCACAF as the team looks to stamp its ticket to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil for its seventh straight appearance at the world stage. The Final Round qualifying stage will be played from Feb. 6 through Oct. 15, 2013.

-- U.S. Men’s National Team Game Report --

Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Guatemala
Date: Oct. 16, 2012
Competition: 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier; Semifinal Round
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park; Kansas City, Kan.
Kickoff: 6 p.m. CT
Attendance: 16,947
Weather: 79 degrees, clear

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 3 0 3
GUA 1 0 1

GUA – Carlos Ruiz (Jose Manuel Contreras) 5th minute
USA – Carlos Bocanegra (Clint Dempsey) 10
USA – Clint Dempsey (Eddie Johnson) 18
USA – Clint Dempsey (Michael Bradley) 36

Lineups:
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 20-Geoff Cameron, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.), 2-Michael Parkhurst; 19-Graham Zusi (7-Maurice Edu, 78), 14-Danny Williams, 4-Michael Bradley, 18-Eddie Johnson (11-Joe Corona, 90); 8-Clint Dempsey, 9-Herculez Gomez (16-Sacha Kljestan, 66)
Subs not used: 5-Kyle Beckerman,12-Brad Guzan, 17-Alan Gordon, 21-Clarence Goodson, 22-Nick Rimando
Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann

GUA: 1-Ricardo Jerez Jr.; 2-Ruben Morales, 3-Elias Vasquez, 4-Erwin Morales, 23-Jonathan Lopez; 6-Wilfred Velasquez, 10-Mario Rodriguez (22-Minor Lopez, 46), 11-Jose Manuel Contreras, 15-Manuel Leon, 18-Carlos Figueroa (16-Marco Pappa, 46); 20-Carlos Ruiz (capt.) (17-Dwight Pezzarossi, 88)

Subs not used: 12-Cristian Alvarez, 21-Jaime Carbajal; 5-Wilson Lalin, 13-Claudio Albizuris, 7-Marco Tulio Ciani, 8-Gonzalo Romero, 14-Sergio Trujillo, 9-Henry Lopez, 19-Lester Ruiz
Head coach: Ever Hugo Almeida

Stats Summary: USA / GUA
Shots: 12 / 9
Shots on Goal: 8 / 4
Saves: 3 / 5
Corner Kicks: 8 / 5
Fouls: 11 / 12
Offside: 0 / 3

Misconduct Summary:
GUA – Elias Vasquez (caution) 76^th minute
USA – Clint Dempsey (caution) 90+2

Officials:
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Williamson (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Keytzel Corrales (NCA)
Fourth Official: Luis Rodriguez (PAN)

Budweiser Man of the Match: Clint Dempsey