.S. to play qualifier against Mexico in Columbus once again
March 9, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The United States will again play its home World Cup soccer qualifier against Mexico in Columbus.
Four years ago, the Americans beat Mexico 2-0 on a cold February night at Columbus Crew Stadium in the opening game of the final round of qualifying in the North and Central American and Caribbean region. Josh Wolff and Earnie Stewart scored in the match, played before a crowd of 24,624 in subfreezing temperatures.
This time, the game is the fourth of five home qualifiers for the U.S. team in the final round and will be played on the night of Sept. 3, U.S. Soccer officials and the Columbus Crew said Wednesday. Four days later, the Americans are at Guatemala.
The U.S. team is 2-0-2 in qualifiers at Crew Stadium. The Americans, who opened with a 2-1 win at Trinidad and Tobago on Feb. 9, resume qualifying on March 27 at Mexico, then play Guatemala three days later at Birmingham Ala. After that, the United States plays Costa Rica on June 4 at Salt Lake City, then plays at Panama on June 8.
Updated on Wednesday, Mar 9, 2005 8:25 pm EST
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