On July 15th as a double-header. Mexico versus a TBD opponent with another match with the other two teams in the group to follow in the CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage. This is a return visit to Charlotte for the tournament; Bank of America Stadium also hosted a double header in 2011 (Mexico/Cuba and Costa Rica/El Salvador). Nearly 60,000 attended then.
Bonus thought: Check out the difference in size between some of the stadiums used in the competition. For example, Kansas City’s Sporting Park seats 18,467 while Wikipedia lists Bank of America Stadium as seating 74,455. Weird. And for an extra special bit of oddness, not included among the 13 cities named to host a game (or games) are Seattle, Portland, OR, or anywhere in Florida. Oh, and the U.S. national team plays two of its three games in stadiums seating 18,500 to 20,500. Who thinks this stuff up?
