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In response to "US picks the locations. Pretty far in advance but this doesn’t take much thought. -- nm" by Volnelk

It makes no sense to choose outside in Minnesota in February. I would love to hear their thinking behind this besides wanting to make Central or SA -- (edited)

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Feb 2 '22, 15:57

countries play in the cold. Which by the way is busg league shit. And it's not like we're some Norwegian team that loves the cold.
I don't understand the choice at all.

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There’s also a relatively new MLS franchise there, so US Soccer would likely want to support that by having them host a high profile match. - znufrii, exceeded expectations Feb 2, 16:20
That’s exactly why. The purpose of a home game is 3 points. Full stop. Freeze em. Mexico plays at elevation for their key games - Will Hunting Feb 2, 16:00 2
- It's an outdated tactic that goes back to when our best hope was to muck up matches, score a goal, and then hang on. We didn't have the talent to - JD Feb 2, 16:10
- But we're not a team of vikings. These guys aren't all from northern states that are used to being outside in the freezing cold all the time. - Krusty Feb 2, 16:03

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It makes no sense to choose outside in Minnesota in February. I would love to hear their thinking behind this besides wanting to make Central or SA -- (edited)

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