The U.S. Soccer Federation and D.C. United failed to reach a deal for the women’s national soccer team to play at Audi Field next month, and so the four-time world champions will play in Columbus, Ohio, instead.
The federation announced Thursday the top-ranked national team will face No. 45 Uzbekistan on April 9 in the Ohio capital and again three days later in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pa.
United’s 20,000-seat stadium was the preferred venue for the first match, which will be carried by Fox’s national TV network. But according to people close to the situation, the sides couldn’t agree on financial terms.