by GIANFRANCO PANIZO
With kickoff approximately six hours away, it is time to start making those last-minute phone calls and preparations as the United States men's national team takes on Costa Rica in the only World Cup qualifier being played today.
The match, slated to start at 10pm ET on ESPN2 and Galavision, pits the top two teams in the CONCACAF standings against one another in a battle for first place. The United States has never won at Saprissa Stadium in qualifying and tonight might be their last opportunity to do so as Saprissa is set to close next fall.
Where will Ives be tonight? At no other venue than Saprissa Stadium of course. As for me? Well, I'll be watching the game from home as I missed out on my chance to fly to Costa Rica.
Tell us where YOU will be watching the game tonight and for fun, throw in a prediction or two in the comments section below.
At home, hopefully fully reclined in my chair with a couple of moments where I leap with joy!
2-1 USA
In Tulsa Oklahoma, in my house. I’ll hope the officials don’t screw up as much as MLS officials. 🙂
At my mate’s flat…ahem…friend’s apartment.
USA 2 – Costa Rica 1
At home, friends coming over, surround sound on, yelling about things I shouldn’t yell about.
Apt. in Greenwhich Village, NYC with my girl
The Yanks are Coming!!!
At my home in Indy with my wife and dog, we will all have our jersey’s on screaming at the TV while drinking our Miller Lite. Its going to be a good night for us I belive! 1-0 Yanks
TRINITY HALL DALLAS TEXAS
At my apartment in Mississippi. That is the only place I can go and cheer and yell for my team without people looking at me funny. I need a soccer bar.
Standing in the middle of my rec room with the surround sound BLARING. I can’t sit down for their games.
At my new home in Fairfax, too bad I didn’t spring for that Samsung LED on Sunday….
2-1 USA
Anybody in Fort Worth, TX?
At my fraternity at Ohio University drinking some Joose and a King Cobra in my Deuce jersey
The Britannia Arms, Cupertino, CA w/ some of my teammates. USA!!
At home watching it at my Big Screen TV… WHile the Future wife… Reminds me why she cant be a USA Fan…. boooooooo!!! lol..
2-2 Sorry… but is hard for me to see US coming out with a 3 points….
Come on Jozzzzyyyyyy!!!!
Cuatro on 24th here in Austin, Texas. GO USA!!!!
don’t have any money to go to nevada smith, so i’ll be home.
My crooked recliner while my husband plays online poker on the couch. 🙂
GO USA!!!
Anyone gathering in the Hartford area?
Like Igor, I’m under the weather so I plan to watch at home in glorious HD. But I’ll break out my jersey and scarf and will hope nothing too bad happens so I don’t wake up my kids.
My heart says US wins 2-1. My head says Costa Rica 1-0.
At my girlfriend’s house since my wife is out of town!
At home on espn 360…i’ve got my US jacket all ready to wear for gametime.
Kells – The People’s Republic of Portland
Kezar Pub in San Francisco with some friends. 2-2 with goals by Altidore and Ownyewu
glad to see I’m not the only one who gets frustrated when watching my team at home…but hopefully it’ll be more cheering today
Looks like the match has been moved to ESPN2. Set your recording devices accordingly.
On my new couch in my pad in Berkeley, CA with beer in hand.
Eating half-priced burgers at Luck Bar in DC.
at home packing for Chicago. Its nice when a business trip crosses paths with a US WCQ game.
2-1 to the Yanks
i’ll be in college station texas on my couch. in 5 months, 27 days, I will be watching from a bar, but until that fateful day, I will be on my couch cursing and cheering as if i was at the bar. US 2-0. Gonna break the winless streak at saprissa
MULLIGAN’S on First Street
HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY
Central Caost, California, At home with my beautiful wife.
USA 2 Costa Rica 0
Go USA!!!!!!
I’m in Atlanta so I was thinking about heading over to Brew House. Anyone know if they will have the sound on for the game tonight? B/c if not I’ll be watching from home…
Fado’s in LoDo (Denver).
Greens Sports Bar, San Fran.
Wearing my Jay DeMerit T-Shirt!
USA USA USA
Tir Na Nog in Philly
central jersey… maybe at Massimo’s if they have the game, but i do have some work to do so i might just do my work in front of the tv
Anybody,
I have heard the game switched to ESPN2 due to available space, pregame fluff and being able to watch the event from the beginning. Great.
If it is taking the slot of NCAA women’s softball on ESPN2 my guide must be screwy because that is scheduled to begin at 5pm Pacific or 8pm eastern. I wish the TV guides would get updated as changes were made.
At home in Denver, CO cursing at my t.v. screen while my wife nags at me about being too loud.
On my couch/chair some, standing up some, screaming at the TV some at my house in Charlotte, NC. Not alot of places to watch soccer game at 10pm on Wednesday in Charlotte. We have a USA official bar in Uptown Charlotte but the game is kinda late and getting buy in from the little lady on a school night is hard. GO USA.
In bed, in my pj’s. That’s if my Daddy let’s me stay up cuz it’s a school nite.
A la casa…
Would like to be at Trinity Hall in Dallas but my outdoor team has practice tonight so I will run home after and watch on my couch.
Anyone know a good place to watch in Rochester, NY?
At home. Don’t want to infect others.
Nevada Smiths. New York City. 1-1.
I’ll be at a “Mexican” restaurant in Tallahassee that is just down the street from my office. It is actually run and staffed by people from all over Central America. I am the only gringo they let in after hours, so I will probably be the only one there rooting for the USMNT. But, that will actually make it seem like I’m at the stadium.
Lucky Bar. Washington D.C. USA 1, Costa Rica 0.
Watching it on ESPN 360. Its going to be a good game!
I’d like to say from my couch, but I tend to stand in the middle of my living room screaming at the tv for every USMNT game.
I’ll be watching sitting on my couch that’s in my the family room of my house in Paramus, NJ