When Avaya Stadium opened in 2015, the new home of the San Jose Earthquakes was touted as a destination venue for some of the biggest events in Bay Area soccer. The World Cup champion U.S. women’s national team has played two friendlies at the 18,000 seat stadium in the past two years, and MLS held its annual All-Star game at the venue last summer, pitting the league’s best players against storied Premier League side Arsenal.
And now Avaya Stadium has been selected to host its most important match yet — the must-win 2018 World Cup qualifier between the United States and Honduras on March 24.