DATE AND TIME: Friday, Sept. 1, 3:30 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J.
TV INFO: ESPN, Univision
For all the hype surrounding the U.S. 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.