Gerardo Montenegro Elizabeth, N.J. How can I buy, on the Internet, tickets for the Oct. 11 game, USA vs. Costa Rica. Mike Woitalla: Gerardo, you can go to www.us-soccer.com and click on ôTicket Infoö in the left column. That will enable you to get to the area of ticketmaster.com that pertains to USA-Costa Rica. As of Aug. 20, more than 16,400 tickets, or more than half of the 22,500-seat capacity at Columbus Crew Stadium, have been sold for the qualifying match, which will be shown live on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET. Phone information: 614-431-3600 (Columbus); 614-431-4141 (Columbus TDD); 330-945-9400 (Akron); 937-228-2323 (Dayton); 513-562-4949 (Cincinnati); 216-241-5555 (Cleveland); 419-474-1333 (Toledo); 330-747-1212 (Youngstown). Tickets range in price from $20-$36. By the way, 38,000 tickets have been sold the next U.S. qualifier — USA vs. Guatemala, Sept. 3 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Charge-by-Phone: 202-432-7328 (Metro D.C.); 410-481-7328 (Baltimore area); 703-573-7328 (Northern Va.); 1-800-551-7328 (out-of-state). Group Discounts (20 ticket minimum): 703-478-6600. Online: www.us-soccer.com and Tickermaster.com. (If you have a question for a Soccer America Magazine editor, click “Q&A with SA Editors” in the left column of the home page under “Interactive.”)
