On Sunday, the United States Soccer Federation announced that the San Jose Earthquakes' Avaya Stadium will host the U.S. men’s national team's next World Cup Qualifier against Honduras on Friday, March 24. It's the first time Avaya Stadium will host the national team, and the match is essentially a must-win. The United States currently sit in last place in the standings in the CONCACAF Hexagonal after losses to Costa Rica and Mexico.
"This game is very important, and we've chosen an outstanding venue in Avaya Stadium," head coach Bruce Arena said in a USSF statement. "We think it's a place where we will get fantastic support from the U.S. fans in a game that's critical for our effort to qualify for Russia in 2018."
After hosting Honduras, the U.S. will travel to Panama for a road match on March 28.
Four Seattle Sounders were called in to Arena's first camp of 2017: goalkeeper Stefan Frei, defenders Chad Marshall and Brad Evans and forward Jordan Morris. Frei was sent home following an early ankle injury. Marshall and Morris played in the USMNT's 0-0 draw against Serbia on Jan. 29 with Marshall logging 90 minutes in his first appearance with the national team in over seven years while Morris subbed off the bench.
