US may not play at Saprissa Stadium after all

Discussion in 'USA Men: News & Analysis' started by Greg Reeser, Jun 4, 2013.

  1. USMNTforLife

    USMNTforLife Member

    Jan 31, 2013
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    No comprende.
     
  2. Hamburgler03

    Hamburgler03 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 31, 2000
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    They are renovating the lighting and turf and not certain it will be done in time.
     
  3. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    How eternally funny would this be.

    Or maybe they decided concrete wasn't the best surface for their own players?
     
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  4. Pegasus

    Pegasus Member+

    Apr 20, 1999
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It would be more funny if a blizzard hit.
     
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  5. LBS8844

    LBS8844 Member

    Apr 13, 2008
    With CR sitting where they are in the standings presently, I'm sure they'll find a way to git 'er dun.

     
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  6. xsosx

    xsosx Member

    May 27, 2008
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From this article, it also seems (I used an online translator) that the press room, VIP areas, and dressing rooms do not meet FIFA's standards. It states that FIFA will inspect the stadium on July 1st.
     
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  7. P.S. The "mundial" he keeps talking about in the interview is the U17 Womens World Cup which will be held in Costa Rica in 2014. FIFA sent a group to Costa Rica recently to inspect the stadiums that will be used for the U17 Womens WC and they gave Saprissa a list of stadium improvements they have to have finished by December 2013. Apparently FIFA recently told the Costa Rican FA that they have to have these same improvements finished before they can hold any mens WC qualifiers there and it doesn't look like they will be finished by July 1st which is the deadline FIFA gave them for the US-CR match.
     
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  8. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sucks for them.
     
  9. Wyrm2

    Wyrm2 Member

    Apr 29, 2007
    Silver Spring
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Meh, I'm sure they have many stadia in Costa Rica with crappy surfaces, loud fans, and unpleasant weather.
     
  10. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oh no doubt.
    However there is only one stadium in association football that has the very rare ability for hands to somehow grow outta opposing player's foreheads. Such is Estadio Saprissa.
     
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  11. USOutlaw16

    USOutlaw16 Member+

    Green Bay Voyageurs
    United States
    Jan 22, 2011
    On the Gringo Wall of Shame
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    Though if the Saprissa doesn't pass FIFA inspection, the match will be moved to the new national stadium, with a nicer surface and the fans further away from the pitch. Not sure how the weather is though
     
  12. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Hope they can find the FIFA representative to file a timely protest.
     
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  13. LongDuckDong

    LongDuckDong Member+

    Jan 26, 2011
    Club:
    FC Schalke 04
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    San Jose is at 4,000 feet above sea level. The average high is around 80 degrees all year.
     
  14. Wessoman

    Wessoman Member+

    Sep 26, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oh great. We go from Saprissa to a true dump like Estadio Fello Meza or Rosabal Codero Stadium. If it's Codero, it's a lot worse. Narrow field and even worse fieldturf.
     
  15. USOutlaw16

    USOutlaw16 Member+

    Green Bay Voyageurs
    United States
    Jan 22, 2011
    On the Gringo Wall of Shame
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Articles state that if Saprissa doesn't pass FIFA inspection, the match will be played at the new National Stadium, which not only has nicer turf, but the fans aren't as much of a factor as they're separated from the pitch by a running track
     
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  16. xsosx

    xsosx Member

    May 27, 2008
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's not just an 8-lane track separating the fans from the field, but there is also an additional buffer outside of the track that appears to be at least 15 yards deep along the straightaways. Spectators in the first row must need binoculars to watch matches!

    [​IMG]
     
  17. Wessoman

    Wessoman Member+

    Sep 26, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is great news. For a second there I was thinking Costa Rica was hella mad about the snow blow and was trying to play us in a real piece of shih-tzu.

    Seems the new place isn't that bad of a place to play. I mean, it's still an away game, but it's not the sex torture dungeon that is Saprissa.
     
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  18. Scotty

    Scotty Member+

    Dec 15, 1999
    Toscana
    It's not natural grass?
     
  19. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Anyone else find it disturbing that FIFA declared Saprissa unfit for an U17 WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT, yet full World Cup qualifiers have been played there for years?
     
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  20. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    It has to do with the comfort of FIFA VIP's. players and regular fans, it takes a lot for it to be deemed insufficient.
     
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  21. USOutlaw16

    USOutlaw16 Member+

    Green Bay Voyageurs
    United States
    Jan 22, 2011
    On the Gringo Wall of Shame
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    It is natural grass, for some reason I was thinking artificial turf when I wrote it, but it is nicer grass, let's just put it that way
     
  22. ChrisSSBB

    ChrisSSBB Member+

    Jun 22, 2005
    DE
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I doubt the US would ever win a match on the concrete of Saprissa if play is allowed to continue there. Given a reasonable pitch with reasonable grass, the ability to secure 3 pts at Costa Rica, while surely still very difficult, at least becomes something attainable.
     
  23. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd settle for 1 point, since we've never done that either...
     
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