The United States men's national team will be out to bounce back from a first loss in five months when they host Costa Rica in a Qatar 2022 World Cup CONCACAF qualifier.
Watch USMNT vs Costa Rica on fuboTV (free 7-day trial)
The Stars and Stripes tasted their first defeat since May when they fell to Panama on Sunday, but can get back to winning ways near-immediately at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.
Ahead of the game, Goal has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
| Games | USMNT vs Costa Rica |
| Date | October 13, 2021 |
| Times | 7pm ET, 4pm PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
TV channel, live stream & how to watch
In the United States (US), Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers can be watched live and on-demand with fuboTV (watch with a 7-day free trial).
New users can sign up for a free seven-day trial of the live sports streaming service, which can be accessed via iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Apple TV as well as on a web browser.
| U.S. TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| ESPN2, TUDN, Univision | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
Team news & rosters
| Position | USMNT roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Steffen, Turner, Johnson |
| Defenders | Yedlin, Zimmerman, A. Robinson, Dest, M. Robinson, Moore, McKenzie, Bello, Richards |
| Midfielders | Acosta, Lletget, Roldon, McKennie, Adams, Busio, Musah, De la Torre |
| Forwards | Zardes, Arriola, Weah, Aaronson, Hoppe, Pepi |
Gregg Berhalter's Stars and Stripes are unlikely to see their automatic qualification prospects too damaged by the weekend's result, but their loss to Panama has certainly fired a warning shot against any complacency they might have had.
Having rested a whole host of stars for the match, he is likely to bring a slate of players, including Tyler Adams, Brenden Aaronson and Ricardo Pepi, back into the fold with recalls.
Predicted USMNT starting XI: Turner; Dest, Zimmerman, M. Robinson, A. Robinson; Musah, Adams, McKennie; Arriola, Pepi, Aaronson.
| Position | Costa Rica roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Navas, Cruz, Moreira |
| Defenders | Gonzalez, Oviedo, Calvo, Duarte, Watson, Matarrita, Fuller, Blanco, J. Vargas, Faerron* |
| Midfielders | Borges, Ruiz, Venegas, Tejeda, Leal, Marin, Diaz, Galo, Salas* |
| Forwards | Campbell, Ortiz, Moya, K. Vargas* |
*denotes uncapped player
Los Ticos have a manager who knows how to get to the showpiece tournament on FIFA's schedule - Luis Fernando Suarez has taken both Ecuador and Honduras there - and they are looking for a third consecutive appearance themselves.
In a tight race for the top three, however, they will know that a victory against the presumed frontrunners will be a huge boost to their hopes of reaching Qatar.
Predicted Costa Rica starting XI: Navas; Fuller, Duarte, Calvo, Matarrita; Tejeda, Borges; Campbell, Ruiz, Venegas; Ortiz.
Last five results
| USMNT results | Costa Rica results |
|---|---|
| Panama 1-0 USMNT (Oct 10) | Costa Rica 2-1 El Salvador (Oct 10) |
| USMNT 2-0 Jamaica (Oct 7) | Honduras 0-0 Costa Rica (Oct 7) |
| Honduras 1-4 USMNT (Sep 8) | Costa Rica 1-1 Jamaica (Sep 8) |
| USMNT 1-1 Canada (Sep 5) | Costa Rica 0-1 Mexico (Sep 5) |
| El Salvador 0-0 USMNT (Sep 2) | Panama 0-0 Costa Rica (Sep 2) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 6/9/2021 | USMNT 4-0 Costa Rica |
| 2/1/2020 | USMNT 1-0 Costa Rica |
| 2/1/2019 | USMNT 2-0 Costa Rica |
| 9/1/2017 | USMNT 0-2 Costa Rica |
| 7/22/2017 | USMNT 2-0 Costa Rica |
.jpg?auto=webp&format=pjpg&width=640&quality=60)