Four days removed from a 2-1 home defeat to Mexico in the Hexagonal opener, the United States Men’s National Team continues its World Cup qualifying campaign with a daunting trip to CONCACAF rival Costa Rica. Tuesday’s match at Estadio Nacional in San Jose will kick off at 8 p.m. CT with television coverage on beIN SPORTS and NBC Universo.
Both teams enter Tuesday on the heels of dissimilar results on the Hexagonal’s first match day. The U.S. suffered its first World Cup qualifying home loss to Mexico since 1972 — a result that broke the fixture’s famous “Dos a Cero” hex — while Costa Rica earned a 2-0 road win at Trinidad and Tobago behind late goals from MLS duo Christian Bolanos and Ronald Matarrita.