Jurgen Klinsmann must overcome the pain of having only 19 players available. The Americans’ targets are high as goalkeeper Howard explained on Monday:
“We want to get through tomorrow, but when we do get through it shouldn't be joy and elation. We should be getting through this round.
“We should be getting up to the Hexagonal and hopefully topping that group.”
Guatemala will be looking to embarrass the United States by making the most of set-pieces. The last time both teams met, tonight’s visitors snatched a very late draw through Marco Pappa’s free-kick.
Standings:
| WC QUALIFICATION CONCACAF: GROUP A 2014 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Guatemala | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 | |
USA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 7 | |
| 4 |  |
Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
USA roster:
Guzan, Howard, Rimando; Bocanegra, Cameron, Cherundolo, Edu, Goodson, Parkhurst; Beckerman, Bradley, Corona, Jones, Kljestan, Williams, Zusi; Dempsey, Gomez, Gordon, Johnson
Guatemala roster:
Carbajal, Alvarez, Jerez; Gonzalez, R. Morales, E. Morales, Albizuris, Wilson, Lopez ; Leon, Velasquez, Figueroa, J. Manuel Contreras, Trujillo, M. Tulio Ciani, Romero, Pappa; M. Ignacio Lopez, Pezzarossi, Ruiz, Rodridguez, Lopez, Ruiz
