Panic no more, Cincinnati and U.S. soccer fans.

The scheduled June 9 match between the U.S. senior men's national team and Venezuela will go ahead as planned at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium, U.S. Soccer Federation officials said Friday.

The pledge to move forward with the match came after the U.S. National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) issued a Thursday news release stating its opposition to playing the game at Nippert on a temporary grass surface.

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In a statement, U.S. Soccer officials said they plan to prepare a first-class temporary grass field for the June 9 match, which serves as the final preparation for the Americans prior to the start of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

“There are a number of different factors that we take into consideration when determining the location of national team matches," U.S. Soccer officials said. "With a large number of matches being played in venues across the country in the lead-up to and during the CONCACAF Gold Cup, combined with our desire to reduce travel for the team to maximize training time before the tournament and to connect with Cincinnati’s growing soccer culture, it was determined that Cincinnati would be a perfect host for our warmup match against Venezuela.

"Laying sod at large stadiums is common practice for world-class matches, as was the case during Copa America Centenario, and again this summer with the Gold Cup, as well as other club and international matches played in the United States. We always listen to our players and their interests are extremely important to any decision. The sod, installation, and maintenance planned for Cincinnati will provide players a first-class surface for what will be a tremendous night for soccer in an incredibly passionate soccer city.”

The USNSTPA did not respond to an Enquirer request for comment.

Tickets for the match go on sale to the general public Thursday. The plan for the sale of tickets never deviated from that.

The match will be the first played by the U.S. men's national team in Cincinnati and it's believed that's an important consideration, too.

U.S. Soccer has endeavored to take the national team to new cities and venues in recent years, and the trip to Nippert is in line with that.

Setting a precedent of not playing on temporary grass surfaces at artificial-turf venues would be a risky one for U.S. Soccer, too.

Such a precedent could preclude cities such as Seattle, Atlanta, Portland, Boston, Chattanooga, New Jersey, Houston, and Dallas from hosting major U.S men's and women's national team matches, as well as future international competition.