Clint Dempsey

Sellout crowd of more than 70,000 expected for USMNT's Copa America clash against Argentina

U.S. Soccer announced Monday that the the U.S. national team’s titanic matchup against Argentina in the semifinals of the Copa America Centenario is sold out, with a crowd of more than 70,000 expected at NRG Stadium in Houston on Tuesday night.


Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey scored a goal and added an assist in the USMNT’s 2-1 win over Ecuador on June 16 at CenturyLink Field that sent the team to the semis, where they’ll meet an Argentina team currently ranked No. 2 in the world and barnstorming its way through this year’s tournament.


The USMNT are 2-6-2 all-time against Argentina and will face La Albiceleste on Tuesday for the first time since 2011, when the teams played to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly. They met in the group stage of the Copa America in 1995, when the U.S. pulled a 3-0 upset before ultimately losing to Brazil in the semifinals.


The USMNT are 1-0-2 all-time in Houston, most recently posting a 1-0 win over Panama in front of more than 70,000 fans there in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June 2011.


Dempsey, meanwhile, has appeared in each of the USMNT’s last two games in Houston, and scored the lone goal in the team’s win over Panama in 2011

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