Unbeaten in eight World Cup qualifiers since it opened in 1999 — more games than at any other venue — the U.S. national team will return to MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, for the March 29 matchagainst Guatemala in the semifinal round of Concacaf qualifying for Russia 2018. WCQ: USA in Columbus 2000:T 0-0 vs. […]
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Round one points out higher price of semifinal results in Concacaf World Cup qualifying
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) One quick trip through a round of Concacaf World Cup qualifying – the six semifinal openers played Friday– conjured up the usual mix of the expected and the surprising. In this semifinal phase, the cost of a stumble is deemed to be more foreboding than in the Hexagonal, which consists of […]