Team USA men's soccer match at dome falls through

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SAN ANTONIO — A verbal agreement between the U.S. Men's National Team and Colombia to play an exhibition soccer match at the Alamodome on Sept. 9 has fallen through, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Express-News on Tuesday.

Colombia failed to meet Monday's deadline to sign the contract after the two organizations failed to agree on an undisclosed issue, the source said.

The match, which was never officially announced by the U.S. Soccer Federation, would have marked the USMNT's first appearance in San Antonio since its solid performance at the recent World Cup.

The source said the USFF likely will consider San Antonio for a future exhibition match, but nothing is in the immediate works. USMNT defeated Costa Rica 1-0 in June 1988 in the Alamo City.

The Alamodome has drawn several impressive crowds for international matches in the past year.

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A city soccer record 54,313 watched Mexico drub South Korea 4-0 in January before nearly 20,000 assembled for a 4-0 victory by the U.S. Women's National Team over Australia.

The USMNT already has scheduled away matches at the Czech Republic (Sept. 3) and Ireland (Nov. 18). There also are windows in mid-October and November to schedule additional contests.

The exhibition slate follows a World Cup appearance in which the U.S. advanced past one of the more difficult groups in Brazil before falling to Belgium 2-1 in extra time.

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