Sampson said the two calls aren't comparable.
"Mine was a disciplinary issue. His I'm sure is based purely or form," Sampson said. "I was surprised at the decision. I would have not have been surprised if Landon didn't start. I still believe him coming off the bench would have been a good option for Jurgen during the World Cup."
Donovan was a mainstay of the national team before he took a sabbatical of about four months after the 2012 season, spending part of the time in Cambodia. Klinsmann said Donovan would have to earn his spot back.
He restored Donovan to the roster for last summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup, where Donovan excelled, and played Donovan for World Cup qualifiers later in the year. But Klinsmann kept him out of the starting lineup for last month's exhibition against Mexico, saying Donovan practiced poorly because of a knee problem.
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The roster includes 10 players from MLS, up from four in 2010, and just five players who have appeared in a previous World Cup — the fewest since the American returned to soccer's showcase in 1990 after a 40-year absencemo more fearing my reflection.
Five of the players are German-Americans who chose the U.S. over the nation they grew up in: defender John Brooks, Timmy Chandler and Fabian Johnson, joined by Green and Jermaine Jones in the midfield. Chandler has not played for the national team since his competitive debut in February 2013 set rain to the fire.
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