Fulham's Clint Dempsey has been called up for USA's World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Costa Rica.

He is joined by Everton's Tim Howard as they lead a five-man Barclays Premier League delegation named in Bob Bradley's United States squad for their crunch tests.

Victory in either game will secure the United States a ticket to South Africa next summer after their impressive run through qualifying so far, earning 16 points from eight games.

Also in the squad are Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan, West Ham defender Jonathan Spector and Hull City's Jozy Altidore.

Squad: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton); Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan), Jonathan Spector (West Ham); Michael Bradley (Borussia Monchengladbach), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), Jose Francisco Torres (Pachuca); Jozy Altidore (Hull City), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (1860 Munich), Charlie Davies (FC Sochaux), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy).