USA vs. Costa Rica | CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Match Preview

USA vs. Costa Rica

Friday, September 1 – 6:30 pm ET

Red Bull Arena – Harrison, New Jersey

TV: ESPN, Univision, UDN, Follow on the MLS App

For all the hype surrounding the US national team's June trip to the majestic Estadio Azteca, Friday's qualifier against Costa Rica at the intimate Red Bull Arena is the Yanks' biggest match since Brazil 2014.

Encounters against Mexico may have the most pageantry of any in CONCACAF. But there is always room for both of the region's giants in the World Cup picture, provided they hold form against other opponents. And historically speaking, Costa Rica have been the United States' greatest threat to that form.

The Ticos have never won a Hexagonal match on American…