After more than two decades away, the USMNT will return to Miami proper for the first time since playing Haiti to a 1-1 draw at the Orange Bowl on March 13, 2004. The Stars and Stripes will face Les Grenadiers once again, this time at the newest MLS venue, the 26,700-seat Nu Stadium. Home of Inter Miami CF and back-to-back Landon Donovan MLS MVP Lionel Messi, the venue will become the 129th domestic stadium the USMNT has played in across its 110-year existence.
This weekend’s match—a home-designated match for Haiti—was originally scheduled to be played in Kingston, Jamaica, but was moved to Miami by Concacaf due to the ongoing security situation in Haiti.
The USMNT is seeking its 10th victory in the Miami metropolitan area: Miami (3W-12L-6D), Fort Lauderdale (5W-0L-1D), Boca Raton (0W-0L-1D), Miami Gardens (1W-0L-0D). Since 2010, the USMNT is unbeaten in the Miami metropolitan area, posting a 3W-0L-1D record with a +9 goal differential during that span. Following September’s 4-1 victory against Peru in Orlando, the USMNT maintains a 30W-17L-12D record in Florida, dating back to its first contest in the Sunshine State: a scoreless draw against Canada at Fort Lauderdale’s Lockhart Stadium in Oct. 1980.
Construction of the $350 million Nu Stadium—part of the larger $1 billion Miami Freedom Park development—began in August 2023 and was completed earlier this year. The stadium was completed ahead of its inaugural match on April 4, a 2-2 draw between Inter Miami and Austin FC. Haiti is also familiar with the stadium, having played Peru in the venue’s first international match, a 2-1 defeat on June 5.
Nu Stadium is the 22nd soccer-specific venue in MLS and the 10th to open over the past decade. However, it will not hold the distinction of being MLS’s newest venue for long, with New York City FC’s Etihad Park and Chicago Fire FC’s McDonald’s Park both under construction.
In addition to Saturday’s Nations League clash, Nu Stadium is scheduled to host several other major events in the coming months. During the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs, second-seeded Inter Miami CF will face the seventh-seeded Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference Round One Best-of-3 Series, beginning Nov. 21. If necessary, the decisive third match will take place Dec. 2. The stadium will also host the final phase of the 2027 FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, including the semifinals, third-place match and final, in January.
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
2026/2027 Concacaf Nations League, League A Quarterfinals
USMNT vs. Haiti (Leg 2)
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m. ET
