{"id":43216,"date":"2016-06-11T21:37:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T01:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=43216"},"modified":"2016-06-11T21:37:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T01:37:48","slug":"usa-advances-on-dempseys-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=43216","title":{"rendered":"USA Advances on Dempsey&#8217;s Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43221\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=43221\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Clint-8.png?fit=600%2C415\" data-orig-size=\"600,415\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clint-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Clint-8.png?fit=300%2C208\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Clint-8.png?fit=600%2C415\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Clint-8.png?resize=600%2C415\" alt=\"Clint-8\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Clint-8.png?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Clint-8.png?resize=300%2C208 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Former Revolution draft pick Clint Dempsey scored early to send the United States to the Copa America quarterfinals in Saturday&#8217;s 1-0 win over Paraguay at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Dempsey struck in the 27th minute after corralling a Gyasi Zardes cross inside the box and burying it to give the U.S. a lead it did not relinquish despite a slew of strong chances orchestrated by Paraguay in the waning stages.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. defender DeAndre Yedlin was issued a pair of cautions in quick succession near the 50th minute, leaving his team shorthanded for the remaining 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper Brad Guzan made a pair of back-to-back saves in the 81st minute to preserve the win against a fierce Paraguay offense.<\/p>\n<p>With the win, the U.S. will either face Peru or Brazil in the quarterfinals. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Revs midfielder Clint Dempsey scored to send the U.S. to a quarterfinal-clinching win over Paraguay. 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