The US men’s national team is headed back to Ohio.
US Soccer announced on Monday that the USMNT will play their March 29 World Cup qualifying match against Guatemala at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, the site of so many of the national team’s triumphs.
Home of Columbus Crew SC, MAPFRE Stadium has always been a fortress for the USMNT, who are a 7-0-3 all-time at the stadium and 6-0-2 in qualifiers there. Most notably, the US has won four straight qualifiers against Mexico in Columbus, each finishing with the famous “Dos a Cero” score line.
The match will come four days after the US plays at Guatemala in the third game of CONCACAF's World Cup qualifying semifinal round. The US are tied for first place in Group C through two of six semifinal round matches, having beaten St. Vincent & the Grenadines 6-1 on Nov. 13 in St. Louis before drawing Trinidad & Tobago 0-0 in Port of Spain on Nov. 17.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the six-team final round, which will kick off in 2017.
