There are fair weather fans, and then at the opposite end of the spectrum, there’s everybody who was in attendance at Allianz Field on Wednesday night.
The U.S. men’s national team squared off against Honduras in a CONCACAF third round match for World Cup qualifying, earning a much-needed three points in a 3–0 victory. The Americans dominated possession and out-shot Honduras 16–2, but the story of the match had less to do with what happened on the field than with the conditions around it.
The game was played at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, with temperatures dipping below zero degrees. The U.S. viewed the frigid atmosphere as a competitive advantage coming into the game, and that certainly appeared to be the case after what were surely 90 agonizing minutes for all involved.
