The San Jose Clash’s Spartan Stadium, also the site of first-round and quarterfinal doubleheaders for the Women’s World Cup, will host the draw on Feb. 14, 1999, during halftime of a match between the U.S. national team and a team of World All-Stars. Each of the other 15 nations will have at least one player on the latter squad. Approximately 150,000 tickets have been sold for the tournament and Women’s World Cup president Marla Messing is hopeful it will end up in the 500,000 range. Messing would like to see an average attendance of 30,000 per game, while FIFA women’s football committee member Per Ravn Omdal said he’d be “extremely happy” with a more modest 20,000 per game. “That would be a real breakthrough for women’s soccer,” Omdal added. Maximum capacity for all the games is approximately 1,000,000 seats, though most stadiums will likely be downsized for an overall capacity of 700,000. Aside from the movement of games from Portland’s Civic Stadium to the Rose Bowl, tournament officials said they uncovered no major stadium concerns during their tour. Questions arose over the width of Spartan, which was widened last summer from 65 yards to, supposedly, 70 yards. “I’d like to see it bigger,” said U.S. midfielder Brandi Chastain, who played on the field before and after the renovation. “The field as it is now is sufficient. But a bigger field is better for our team.” The Portland venue impressed, despite the fact the timetable for replacing the artificial turf with grass prompted the relocation of two games. “It’s European-like in terms of location in the middle of the city center,” Omdal said. “I had the chance to watch the video of when the U.S. [men] played Costa Rica [in a World Cup qualifier] in the same stadium, and I’m positive we can create a great atmosphere in that stadium.” By Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz.