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U.S. Soccer Returns to Q2 Stadium on June 10, 2022

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The U.S. Soccer Federation announced that Q2 Stadium, home of Austin FC, will be the host venue for the U.S. Men’s National Team’s Concacaf Nations League opening match against Grenada.

USMNT vs Grenada on June 10 2022

The June 10 match at Q2 Stadium will kick off the USA’s defense of the CNL title, with kickoff time and broadcast information to be finalized in the near future.

USMNT celebrating a victory at Q2 Stadium

This will be the third time the USMNT has come to Austin. Both previous matches resulted in wins.

USMNT defeated Qatar 1-0 in the Gold Cup semifinals in July 2021 and then defeated Jamaica 2-0 during World Cup qualifying in October 2021.

Along with Grenada, the USMNT was drawn into Group D of the Nations League A with El Salvador. The U.S. will travel to face La Selecta on June 14 in San Salvador.

After an exciting 3-2 defeat of Mexico in extra time of the inaugural championship match, the USMNT opens its title defense during the upcoming June FIFA international window.

A ticket pre-sale for Season Ticket Members of the Oak Collective will open on Tuesday, April 26 at 1 PM CT, and for Waitlist Members of the Oak Collective on Wednesday, April 27 at 9 AM CT.

CONCACAF 2021 Gold Cup Semifinal to Take Place at Q2 Stadium

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Q2 Stadium, home of Austin FC, has been awarded a 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal match to take place in July 2021.

Gold Cup 2021 at Q2 Stadium

Following the announcement of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) exhibition match against Nigeria on Wednesday, June 16, Q2 Stadium will host Austin’s first-ever official men’s and women’s international soccer matches.

The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup will feature 16 national teams, 12 of which have qualified via the 2019-20 CONCACAF Nations League. This includes the six-time champion U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) and 11-time champion Mexican Men’s National Team.

They will be joined by the 2019 AFC Asian Cup champions and 2022 FIFA World Cup host, Qatar, and three additional teams qualifying via the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualifiers taking place on July 6, 2021.

The 2021 Gold Cup will officially kick off with a new Preliminary Round at DRV PNK Stadium. Twelve nations who qualified through CONCACAF Nations League will compete for the final three spots in the 16 team Gold Cup Group Stage. The Round One and Two matchups were drawn on September 10, 2020.

The current groups for the 2021 Gold Cup are outlined below:

  • Group A: Mexico, El Salvador, Curacao, and Winner Prelims 9
  • Group B: USA, Canada, Martinique, and Winner Prelims 7
  • Group C: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Suriname, and Winner Prelims 8
  • Group D: Honduras, Panama, Grenada, and Qatar

In a significant format development, all final group stage matches will be played concurrently. This will create an even more compelling spectacle as the teams compete to reach the knockout stage.

At the end of Group Stage play, the top two finishers in each group will advance to a knockout stage. The knockout stage will be played as follows:

  • Quarterfinal #1: Winner Group D vs Second Place Group A
  • Quarterfinal #4: Winner Group B vs Second Place Group C
  • Quarterfinal #2: Winner Group A vs Second Place Group D
  • Quarterfinal #3: Winner Group C vs Second Place Group B
  • Semifinal #1: Winner Quarterfinal #1 vs Winner Quarterfinal #4
  • Semifinal #2: Winner Quarterfinal #2 vs Winner Quarterfinal #3

Final: Winner Semifinal #1 vs Winner SF #2

CONCACAF has also announced the other dates and venues for the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the 2021 Gold Cup with Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada to host the final match.

CONCACAF will announce the schedule, ticketing information, and other details in the coming weeks.