U.S. World Cup qualifer at Toyota Park confirmed
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The U.S. national team will face Trinidad and Tobago in a World Cup qualifier at Toyota Park on Sept. 10, should both teams advance to the semi-final round. The U.S. Soccer Federation confirmed the match Monday and said an official announcement will be made as early as this week. The match will mark the United States' first visit to Toyota Park and its first World Cup qualifier in the Chicago-area (which is hard to believe). The United States played three games at Soldier Field in 2007, including an exhibition and two Gold Cup matches.
For more on the game and the United States' qualifying campaign, check out Tuesday's Tribune. Also taking place at Toyota Park will be a friendly between Mexico's Cruz Azul and Poland's MKS Cracovia on July 5. Both clubs played friendlies against the Fire at Toyota Park last season. The announced attendance for the Cracovia game, which the Fire won 1-0, was 15,817. The announced attendance for the Cruz Azul friendly, which the Fire lost 1-0, was 14,404.
Here is a look at the international soccer that will be taking place in the Chicago-area the next few months:
May 21: Fire vs. Wisla Krakow (Toyota Park)
May 31: Fire vs. Jagiellonia Bialystok (Toyota Park)
June 8: Mexico vs. Peru (Soldier Field)
July 5: Cruz Azul vs. MKS Cracovia (Toyota Park)
Sept. 10: U.S. vs. Trinidad and Tobago (Toyota Park)