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Football World Championships in June of that year in England. At the World Championships, he scored important goals that allowed the United States to qualify for the Rio Games. Participating at that competition, he scored a goal in the US's game 3–0 victory against Venezuela. At that competition, he stayed on the bench in the team's 10 - 0 loss to England. It was his first World Championships as a member of the national team.
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