U.S. Men’s National Team to play in Colorado for first time since 2021

The World Cup hosts are returning to Colorado The U S Men s National Group will face Australia in a friendly at Dick s Sporting Goods Park on Oct for its first match in Denver since the Nations League final against Mexico It will be the unit s first match at DSGP since The match will be the second of a pair of October friendlies the first being in Austin against Ecuador on Oct It will be the second time a U S national unit visits DSGP in after the women s national association routed the Republic of Ireland - in June The USMNT has played just three times at DSGP but has had chosen memorable moments Perhaps majority of notable of all is s Snow Clasico a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica that saw Clint Dempsey points the lone goal in a - win in the midst of a blizzard Related Articles Rapids dominate Whitecaps creep back above playoff line Denis Bouanga scores LAFC ties season-high with shots in - win over Rapids Little green man becomes little green woman with soccer ball for Euro in Switzerland Rapids create numerous chances drop Fourth of July match against Sporting Kansas City Rapids collapse at New England turn three-goal lead into draw Fresh off a second-place finish at the Concacaf Gold Cup that culminated in a - loss to Mexico in the final the USMNT is less than a year from co-hosting the World Cup Colorado Rapids midfielder Djordje Mihailovic and goalkeeper Zack Steffen are in the mix for roles when that time comes Steffen who is putting together a career year in goal is the majority likely to feature after being the presumed starter for the Gold Cup before a knee injury sidelined him for the tournament Mihailovic who recorded three assists against Vancouver last Saturday and set a club record for goal contributions in his first two seasons with the club was included on the preliminary -man Gold Cup roster but did not make the final cut for an already-stacked midfield core The USMNT has played Australia which will participate in the World Cup just three times in its history and has a - - record Tickets go on pre-sale on Tuesday before community sale begins on Friday Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams