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U.S.'s World Cup qualifier in Trinidad set for 10,000-seat stadium

If the United States is going to qualify for the World Cup in October, it will have to do it at the 10,000-seat Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad.

The small venue has been confirmed as the site by FIFA, rather than Trinidad and Tobago's usual 27,000-capacity Hasely Crawford Stadium in the capital of Port-of-Spain.

Trinidad and Tobago played all of its qualifiers at the larger stadium in Port-of-Spain until this month, when the game against Honduras was moved to Couva with the Soca Warriors' qualification hopes looking slim.

No official reason for the changes were made, but Trinidad and Tobago federation vice president Ewing Davis was quoted in July as saying the smaller stadium greatly lessens the expenses involved with hosting the games.