Broadcast info
Who's playing: The USMNT will aim to close the gap on Costa Rica as they welcome Los Ticos for matchday seven of World Cup qualifying on Friday.
What time: Friday, September 1st at 13:55 PST/18:55 EST/22:55 GMT/23:55 BST
What stadium: This game will be played at the Red Bull Arena. Located in Harrison, New Jersey, it serves as the home of MLS side New York Red Bulls and can seat up to 25.000 fans at max capacity.
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Match Facts & Stats
- The USA has a record of 15-15-6 against Costa Rica
- However, their most recent loss was 4-0. That was during a WC qualifier last November
- The Stars and Stripes beat Los Ticos 2-0 in this summer's Gold Cup
- The last time both teams scored in the same game was on Sept. 7, 2013
- Costa Rica won that fixture 3-1, a 2014 World Cup qualifier
Rankings
Here's how things look in the group ahead of the match
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A crucial must win game for the United States
The top three sides gain an automatic ticket to next year's World Cup. As things stand, CONCACAF will be represented by the United States, Costa Rica, and Mexico, whilst Panama will have to try their luck in an inter-continental play-off against a team from Asia. However, as the table above indicates, the Stars and Stripes can't rest comfortably just yet. A loss or draw for them, coupled with a win for Panama, who are taking on Mexico, will make things a lot more trickier for Bruce Arena's side.
To that end, Arena, who guided the Yanks to glory in this year's Gold Cup, has named a very strong side for the two upcoming World Cup qualifiers. In his 26-man squad, he's included names like Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey, Christian Pulisic, Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore, Bobby Wood, and Darlington Nagbe.
Meanwhile, Costa Rica will have none other than Real Madrid star Keylor Navas in between the posts, and pretty much everyone knows how well he's done since making his big move to the LaLiga giants a few years ago. However, they're missing another key player: Joel Campbell. Whilst he struggled to make inroads at Arsenal, there's no doubting his influence on his national side. Unfortunately, he ended up with a knee injury during this summer's Gold Cup and as such, will be unable to feature in this match.
Costa Rica will also be gunning for revenge after losing 2-0 in the semi-finals. Who will come out on top in this crunch fixture on Friday?
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