Portland, Washington D.C. to host U.S. World Cup qualifiers

Portland, Ore. and Washington, D.C. have been selected to host the U.S. national team’s next two World Cup qualifying matches.

Portland’s Civic Stadium will be the site of the USA-Costa Rica match on Sept. 7 at 12:30 p.m. (PT). U.S. Soccer will install grass on the floor of the stadium for the match, which will be televised live on ABC. It will be the first national team appearance in the Rose City in 12 years; the U.S. drew 1-1 with Canada in Portland in April of 1985.

Tickets will go on sale to the public in June.

RFK Stadium, site of seven national team games since 1990, will host the USA-Jamaica match on October 3 at 7:30 p.m. (ET). The match will be shown on ESPN.

Tickets will go on sale Monday, April 21 at all Ticketmaster locations and at the RFK Stadium box office. Tickets can be purchased by phone at (202) 432-SEAT in the D.C. area or (800) 551-SEAT from outside D.C. For group tickets or more information, fans can call (202) 547-9077 (ext. 119).