USMNT: High-Scoring Chris Wondolowski Pushing for World Cup Spot

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Published: July 15, 2013

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When San Jose Earthquakes striker Chris Wondolowski reported for the most recent United States national team camp, he came without an international goal to his name.

Three matches, six goals and an extra "W" later, the Major League Soccer veteran is riding the best international run of his career.

Proper perspective is crucial here, of course—those three matches were against Guatemala, Belize and Cuba, after all—but as the U.S. continues its push for a continental title in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Wondolowski is looking increasingly likely to succeed in his push for a place in coach Jurgen Klinsmann's World Cup roster.

That must mean the extra "W" was short for "winning."



Wondolowski, 30, scored his first international goal in his 10th senior international appearance, a 6-0 U.S. win over Guatemala in a July 5 friendly.

Following his breakthrough goal, he bagged a first-half hat-trick in the rout of Belize and added two more—including a tasty volleyed strike—against Cuba on Saturday.

The scoring flurry has helped the San Jose Earthquakes forward make American soccer history while ending a drought that had lasted more than two years.

With five goals in two games in #GoldCup2013, @ChrisWondo becomes the first #USMNT player to record five goals in a single Gold Cup!

— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) July 13, 2013 Via @EliasSports: Wondolowski is 1st w/ consecutive multi-goal games in one tournament for #USMNT: http://t.co/3XGfDOh8Da

— Paul Carr (@PCarrESPN) July 15, 2013 While 10 matches might not seem like a long wait for a first international goal, it must have represented an almost endless span for Wondolowski, who was six days short of his 28th birthday when he received his first cap in January 2011.

Throughout 2011 and 2012, he alternated goalless appearances in January and June, never receiving an extend...
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