U.S. Men's National Team To Play First World Cup Qualifying Match At Nissan Stadium

The U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) is set to face Canada in a 2022 World Cup Qualifier at Nissan Stadium on Sept. 5. Overall, Team USA has amassed a 4-2-1 record throughout its matches in Nashville.

“We know that one of the things critical to our success in World Cup Qualifying is having a strong home crowd and winning our home games,” says USMNT Head Coach Gregg Berhalter. “When I think about the stadium, the field, and a crowd that’s full of energy, there’s no better place to kick off our home World Cup qualifying series than in Nashville. It’s a vibrant city and we look forward to playing there.”

The USA began its march to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup title by playing to a 1-1 draw with Panama in front of 47,622 fans in Nashville –then a record attendance mark for soccer in the state of Tennessee. A year later, more than 40,000 fans witnessed the first international goal by Tyler Adams and a stout U.S. defense deliver a 1-0 shutout victory against regional rivals Mexico. Most recently, the USA endured muggy conditions and an 88-minute weather delay in the middle of the first half to overcome Jamaica 3-1 in the semifinal of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Nashville’s match against Canada is part of the “triple date” to open World Cup Qualifying during which the U.S. will play three matches over seven days. The campaign kicks off with the USMNT traveling to face El Salvador on Sept. 2 at the 53,000 seat Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador. Three days after the Canada game, the USMNT takes on Honduras in San Pedro Sula.

Under the new qualifying format, a total of eight teams will compete in the Final Round, with the top three teams advancing to Qatar ’22. The fourth-place team will participate in an Intercontinental playoff for the last spot.

More information regarding kick-off and ticket sales will be announced soon. FS1, UniMás, and TUDN will carry the match live at 7 p.m. CST.

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U.S. Men’s National Team To Play First World Cup Qualifying Match At Nissan Stadium

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