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The United States and Mexico are set to meet in a playoff match on to compete for Concacaf's spot at the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia, the confederation announced on Sunday.
The playoff was announced in 2013 and is meant to maintain interest and provide equal incentive in both tournaments. With Mexico's Gold Cup triumph on Sunday and the Americans' win two years ago, the regional rivals are set to meet to decide which team heads to Russia.
Both side's managers have said they value the opportunity the Confederations Cup provides to allow teams to test themselves against top competition and become familiar with venues that will be used at the next summer's World Cup.
The game will take place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, but with Los Angeles regularly seeing sold-out crowds supporting Mexico but also located in the United States, groups of fans on both sides have expressed concern about venue neutrality. The confederation says it will attempt to make sure the crowd is well-balanced between the two groups of supporters.
"Participating member associations and its supporter groups will have access to purchase tickets in advance of the public sale," a Concacaf news release said. "Tickets will be available to the general public in September."
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