Exploria Stadium will host the USMNT’s final WCQ match. (FrontRowSoccer.com Photo)

U.S. Soccer announced Thursday that it had selected Orlando for the U.S. men’s national team’s final home match of the World Cup qualifying campaign.

The Americans will host to Panama at Exploria Stadium on March 27.

The match will be broadcast live on FS1, UniMás and TUDN, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET. Fans can follow the USMNT during World Cup qualifying on Twitter ( @USMNT), Instagram ( @USMNT), Facebook and the official U.S. Soccer App.

“We are excited to be back at Exploria Stadium,” USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter said in a statement. “This city and these fans have been a huge advantage to us throughout the years. In our last home game of the Octagonal we look forward to another special night of soccer.”

With six matches remaining, the USMNT sits in second place in the Octagonal standings with 15 points and a 4-1-3 record. The top three teams in the group earn automatic qualification for Qatar.

The qualifier site will seem familiar to USMNT fans, as the venue hosted a fixture between the two countries four years ago. On Oct. 6, 2017, two first-half goals from Jozy Altidore as well as scores from Christian Pulisic and Bobby Wood led the USA to a 4-0 win in front of a sell-out crowd of 25,303 fans.

In 2019, the USMNT rolled over Canada, 4-1, in Concacaf Nations League A play. Gyasi Zardes grabbed a brace, Jordan Morris tallied a goal and an assist while Aaron Long also scored in the victory that made Berhalter the second-fastest coach in team history to reach 10 wins.

The winning ways continued in 2021 when the USMNT kicked off the year with a 7-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago as four players scored and five added assists. Jesus Ferreira, Paul Arriola and Jonathan Lewis scored two goals apeice, marking the first time since 1993 that three USMNT players scored multiple goals in a match.

The USA holds a 4-0-0 record at Exploria and a 5-2-0 record in Orlando overall.

TICKETS

Presales for the match will begin on Monday, Jan. 24 with the public sale beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 1.

In accordance with the local health authorities, and in cooperation with Exploria Stadium, as well as the U.S. Soccer medical team, tickets for these matches will be available at near full capacity. Coaches Circle and Presidents Circle members supporting the U.S. Soccer Development Fund can receive individual customer support and concierge services for their ticketing needs. Click  here  or contact  [email protected] for more information.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.