The United States Men’s National Team has turned Exploria Stadium into its fortress. The venue may not be the official national stadium for the USMNT but it sure seems like it with the way the squad plays in Orlando City’s purple palace. The USMNT hasn’t lost a match at Exploria Stadium and the team may not have played a bigger match there than it did on Sunday evening.
The Yanks needed a win to keep pace in a tight Concacaf Octagonal race, with Canada already having clinched one of the confederation’s three automatic World Cup berths earlier in the day with its win over Jamaica.