Nearly 19,000 tickets were sold in advance to Crew season-ticket holders and other select fans on Crew and U.S. Soccer priority lists. The U.S., which is attempting to qualify for its fourth straight FIFA World Cup, will play a total of 10 matches in final-round qualifying, five of them on U.S. soil. Now we can look forward with certainty to the spectacle of another electric full house at Columbus Crew Stadium on Feb. 28. It is the second consecutive home World Cup qualifying match U.S. Soccer is holding at Crew Stadium - and the second straight sellout. The same temporary grandstand that was erected in the south end of the stadium for that match will also be in place for the Mexico match to increase Crew Stadium's capacity from 22,555 to over 24,000, so another crowd of more than 24,000 is assured.
Teams earn three points for a win and one point for a tie.
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