US men's soccer team to play Costa Rica in exhibition match

Source: Xinhua| 2021-05-06 21:00:23|Editor: huaxia

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The US men's national team will play against Costa Rica in an exhibition match on June 9 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy of Utah, the US soccer association announced on Wednesday.

"Costa Rica is a competitive CONCACAF team and we are looking forward to this opportunity," US men's head coach Gregg Berhalter said. "This is also an important step in our preparation for the start of World Cup Qualifying this year."

Due to the COVID-19, capacity for the match in Sandy is currently limited to 10,000 fans.

The US team will also take on Switzerland in a friendly on May 30 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Enditem

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