GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala -- The Easter festivities are well under way here in Guatemala City. As such, the bustling activity that one normally associates with a metropolitan area of over 4.5 million inhabitants has been considerably less than usual. Traffic has been relatively light and the streets have been quiet.
But on Friday the entire nation will crackle to life and its attention focused on the Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, where the U.S. and Guatemala will contest a World Cup qualifier. Having already lost at home to Trinidad & Tobago earlier in qualifying, this match means everything to Los Chapines.