Donovan missed the first two World Cup qualifiers of 2013 .
His total of five World Cup goals is the most for any man representing a team from CONCACAF.After missing the first two World Cup qualifiers of 2013 due to his extended off-season sabbatical , Donovan was left off of the squad by Jürgen Klinsmann for the June qualifying matches , despite having returned to playing full-time in March .