sentences:  Even before the Olympic games, Thompson had earned his first cap with the U.S. national team in a May 20, 1984 scoreless tie with Italy.He would go on to play a total of 12 times for the full national team between 1984 and 1985, including several qualification matches for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.His last national team game came in the May 31, 1985 debacle in Torrance, California when the U.S. lost to Costa Rica.