American star Dempsey to sit out qualifier
Midfielder Clint Dempsey will miss the United States’ World Cup qualifier at Honduras on Saturday because of a sprained right shoulder. Dempsey left Fulham’s 2-2 tie at West Ham in the 84th minute of Sunday’s English Premier League match.
Dempsey has five goals in 13 qualifying matches during the U.S. campaign to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, second on the team behind forward Jozy Altidore. Dempsey will not be replaced on the roster for Saturday’s match away and will be evaluated to see if he will be available when the U.S. plays Costa Rica in the final qualifier on Oct. 14 in Washington, D.C.
Jose Francisco Torres and Stuart Holden are the top candidates to replace him the lineup, though you could see a midfield of Michael Bradley, Ricardo Clark, Benny Feilhaber and Landon Donovan. Bet on the match at WagerWeb.com.
The United States (5-2-1), seeking its sixth straight World Cup berth, leads the North and Central and Caribbean region with 16 points, followed by Mexico (5-3) with 15 and Honduras (4-3-1) with 13. Costa Rica (4-4) has 12, El Salvador (2-4-2) eight and Trinidad and Tobago (1-5-2) five. The top three teams qualify. The U.S. would clinch with a victory Saturday or a tie or win next week against Costa Rica.
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 5/3 SO), Tim Howard (Everton: 14/8 SO)
DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 24/3), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA, 4/0), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover: 19/0), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards: 1/0), Clarence Goodson (IK Start: 1/0), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan: 18/1), Jonathan Spector (West Ham: 3/0)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach: 13/4), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo: 7/1), Clint Dempsey (Fulham: 20/5), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus: 4/0), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo: 3/0), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew: 0/0), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca: 6/0)
FORWARDS (6): Jozy Altidore (Hull City: 11/6), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids: 5/0), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo: 16/6), Kenny Cooper (1860 Munich: 1/1), Charlie Davies (FC Sochaux: 5/2), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy: 33/11)
*numbers indicate all-time World Cup Qualifying caps/goals
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