While the Houston Dynamo are training in North Texas this weekend in preparation for a return to the field on Sept. 9, five Dynamo players are with their national teams for World Cup qualifying matches on Friday and Tuesday.
Defender DaMarcus Beasley and the United States host Costa Rica tonight at 5:30 p.m. CT at Red Bull Arena (ESPN, Univision). The U.S. (2-2-2, 8 points) is currently three points behind the Ticos (3-1-2, 11 points) in the Hexagonal standings for second place. The top three teams gain berths to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Hondurans Alberth Elis, Romell Quioto and Boniek García joined Los Catrachos to take on Trinidad & Tobago tonight at 7 p.