US men’s soccer to play Costa Rica in June 9 exhibition – Cache Valley Daily
West Ham’s Tomas Soucek, right, kicks the ball ahead of Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Chelsea at London Stadium, London, England, Saturday, April 24, 2021. (Justin Setterfield/Pool via AP) CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. men’s soccer team will play Costa Rica in an exhibition on June 9 at Sandy, Utah, the Americans’ fourth match in an 11-day span designed to simulate the compacted World Cup qualifying schedule. The team gathers in Europe and starts the run of games on May 30 with a friendly against Switzerland in St. Gallen. The Americans then play Honduras on June 3 at Denver in the semifinal of the first CONCACAF Nations League, their first competitive match since beating Cuba 4-0 in the Nations League group stage on Nov. 19, 2019. The Nations League championship or third-place match, against Mexico or Costa Rica, will be at Denver on June 6. The friendly match against Costa Rica was announced Thursday. These figure to be the last prep matches for the full U.S. player pool ahead of the delayed start of World Cup qualifying. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter expects to let his Europe-based regulars take vacation during