U.S. Women's soccer to play here Sept. 1st
By: John Kucko
Updated: July 31, 2012
CHICAGO (July 31, 2012) - The U.S. Women's National Team will face Costa Rica in its first post-London Olympics international friendly on Saturday, Sept. 1, at Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, N.Y. The match, which kicks off at 2:30 p.m. ET will be nationally televised. Fans can also follow the match through ussoccer.com's Match Tracker and via Twitter @ussoccer_wnt.
Ticket information available through ussoccer.com and Ticketmaster outlets will be announced at a later date.
The U.S.-Costa Rica matchup takes place in the hometown of star striker Abby Wambach, the second-leading scorer in the women's game with 140 career international goals. She has scored twice in two matches so far at the 2012 London Olympics.
The USA qualified for the 2012 Olympic quarterfinal by virtue of a 3-0 victory against Colombia on Saturday, July 28, at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. The squad is atop Group G with six points following the Colombia win and its Olympic-opening 4-2 victory against France on July 25.
Should the U.S. win Group G, it would face the third-place finisher of either Group E or Group F on Friday, Aug. 3, at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England.
The USA's first match after the 2004 Olympics also took place in Rochester, a 4-3 victory against Iceland on Sept. 25 at Frontier Field. Wambach dazzled her hometown fans with the game's first two goals and assisted a Mia Hamm tally.
