![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://thumb.spokesman.com/QRPiMvR6DqBoQxEiFj9D_U8LZjQ=/2500x2500/smart/media.spokesman.com/photos/2010/06/23/spt_23_bocanegra-dempsey_cover.jpg)
USA's World Cup fate in its hands
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/7b7c3005e7bd3759fb696b2f148b463ffcc04617/c=0-36-1023-614/local/-/media/2017/07/21/USATODAY/USATODAY/636362730339417466-USP-SOCCER-2017-CONCACAF-GOLD-CUP-USA-AT-EL-SALV-92488955.JPG?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Clint Dempsey 1 goal from record at home; U.S. team in Gold Cup semi
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://s.hdnux.com/photos/62/76/73/13364979/4/1200x0.jpg)
U.S. can advance at World Cup with win over Portugal
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/bltb103f1bc6d98ef93/60dee6c1214545245b50321f/2ce107c5c0c78e11a644b8ba66fb2b2eef6b1604.jpg?auto=webp&format=pjpg&width=3840&quality=60)
Bruce Arena is calling in the USMNT cavalry for the Gold Cup knockout rounds, and you can't really blame him
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](http://wp.usatodaysports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2014/06/usp-soccer_-world-cup-germany-vs-usa_007-e1403804616806.jpg)
3 things we learned from USA's loss to Germany
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://images.mlssoccer.com/image/private/t_q-best/prd-league/lrip01sd6d4tcdopvgym.jpg)
USMNT vs. England: Remembering special moment at 2010 World Cup
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-OL135_0611us_M_20160611214604.jpg)
U.S. Men's Soccer Team Defeats Paraguay in Copa America - WSJ
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Howard-Tim-32317AM.jpg)
LOOKING BACK (PART X): The last time the USMNT played in the World Cup the team reached the Round of 16 in 2014 - Front Row Soccer
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/57439509/usa_today_10253046.0.jpg)
Clint Dempsey: now is the time to evaluate US Soccer - Stars and Stripes FC
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://cdn.ussoccerplayers.com/images/2021/06/zack-steffen-usmnt-goalkeeper-nations-league-semifinal.jpg)
What we learned, and didn't, from the USMNT's win over Honduras
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://www.baltimoresun.com/resizer/x-pIkNkl4MZ7V_xDXzTsZfBrbSU=/2048x1394/www.trbimg.com/img-55aae1b9/turbine/bs-sp-gold-cup-0719-20150718)
Clint Dempsey's hat trick leads U.S. to 6-0 rout of Cuba in Gold Cup quarterfinals
![Clint Dempsey backs USMNT to reach the knockout stages at the](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/ed7226b/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4196x2797+0+0/resize/1486x991!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F3c%2F07%2F73a600f974a927d100fbcd052c7c%2F87c980cc5a334a359cbab7c1d6030978)
Clint Dempsey says the US Soccer Federation is taking too long to hire a coach