USA-Costa Rica: The Fan Experience at a World Cup Qualifier

Back in August, SB Nation’s Steve Davis of Daily Soccer Fix wrote about why World Cup qualifiers ‘rock:’

As an avid sports fan and a budding soccer enthusiast, I figured I simply had no excuse to miss the final qualifier against Costa Rica at RFK Stadium on Wednesday night. The US had already qualified for the World Cup in South Africa next year, but Costa Rica needed to win to clinch their own berth and the US still had something to play for, as a win or draw would clinch the top spot in CONCACAF qualifying. Especially given the number of Costa Rica fans that were bound to show up, this had all the makings of one exciting night in the District.