(Reuters) – U.S. Soccer has chosen two cold-weather venues for the boys’s nationwide workforce’s key World Cup qualifiers in opposition to El Salvador and Honduras early subsequent 12 months.
The USA, who’re second in CONCACAF’s eight-nation qualifying competitors that can ship the highest three to the 2022 World Cup, will play El Salvador on Jan. 27 in Columbus, Ohio and Honduras on Feb. 2 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
“As we now have seen all through the qualifying course of thus far, nice stadiums and nice atmospheres present an enormous benefit to our workforce,” USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter stated.
“We have had incredible experiences in Columbus and the Twin Cities and stay up for persevering with our World Cup Qualifying marketing campaign in entrance of our followers.”
The chilly situations can be an abrupt change of scene not just for the guests but in addition the hosts, given the USMNT will maintain a Dec. 5-18 coaching camp in Carson, California.
Canada, who maintain high spot in CONCACAF’s ultimate spherical of qualifying with six video games to go, beat Mexico 2-1 final week in Edmonton the place snow and frigid temperatures might have helped them to victory.
The situations even grew to become a part of the celebrations when Canadian defender Sam Adekugbe dived into one of many many snowbanks lining the facet of the pitch.
When requested if Canada’s win over Mexico performed into the choice behind the venues for the qualifiers, a U.S. Soccer spokesman stated they take into account a number of elements when choosing venues, together with climate and placement.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, enhancing by Ed osmond)
