President Barack Obama Calls Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey After US National Soccer Team Eliminated (Watch Video)

Jul 03, 2014 04:41 PM EDT

The World Cup 2014 tournament was massive for the US National Soccer team and after the team was eliminated from the Brazil tourney, leaders Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey received a phone call from President Barack Obama and he gave his words of support and congratulated them on their performance.

Check here for the video.

From the video: "To see the way you guys captured the hearts and imaginations of the whole country is unbelievable. Obviously the sport has been growing steadily because kids have been playing it at a young age, but this is the first time you have had an entire country focused."

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