HANOVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The U.S. national team is preparing to play its first World Cup qualifier in the New York City area in its history, and for Long Island native Bruce Arena, he doesn't see it being an issue even if there are some concerns Costa Rica could have good fan support Friday at Red Bull Arena.
"My sense is that we’re going to have good support," Arena said on Monday. "I think when we played Honduras in San Jose there was concern that there was going to be a big Honduran population attending the game and that wasn’t the case.