The United States Men’s National Team was able to celebrate in Columbus, Ohio with a 2-1 victory against Costa Rica at Lower.com Field in FIFA World Cup qualifying on Wednesday night. The first ever USMNT match at the new home of the Columbus Crew started with a goal by Costa Rica just 60 seconds into the game that forced the United States to come from behind. Sergino Dest’s first half thunderbolt and a second half own goal helped the U.S. to its eighth all-time World Cup qualifying win in Columbus.
Head coach Gregg Berhalter’s lineup included nine changes from the last match against Panama.