Behind the scenes with ESPNFC’s USMNT vs. Guatemala coverage

Monday in Columbus, Ohio, ESPNFC.com/ESPN The Magazine reporter Doug McIntyre (right) interviews U.S. National Team captain Michael Bradley before aÂ training session at MAPFRE Stadium ahead of the Guatemala match tonight. ESPNâ€™s coverage of the first FIFA International Match Week ofÂ 2016 culminates tonight with a U.S. National Soccer Team doubleheader on ESPN2 and WatchESPN â€“ the U.S. Menâ€™s National Team versusÂ Guatemala at 7 p.m. ET and U.S. Under-23 Menâ€™s National Team versus Colombia at 9:20 p.m. Jeff Carlisle and Doug McIntyre,Â who report for ESPN's global soccer news and information platform ESPNFC.com, shared with Front Row behind-the-scenes photos of their work covering the USMNT's home-and-home 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches against Guatemala. Carlisle traveled to Guatemala City forÂ the Americans' 2-0 loss at the Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores on March 25. Tonight, McIntyre - who also writes for ESPN The Magazine - is in Columbus, Ohio, at MAPFRE Stadium to cover the rematch. A victory is considered crucial to the USMNT's chances ofÂ qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. McIntyre and ESPN's lead soccer analyst Taylor Twellman (right) tape aÂ preview segment for tonight's USA-Guatemala rematch. Carlisle, making his first visit to Guatemala, rides to the match Friday in Guatemala City. This is Carlisle's view fromÂ the Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores press box during the first USMNT versus Guatemala 2018 World Cup Qualifier, which the home side won, 2-0. Here's the pitch inside Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores.

This is Carlisle’s view fromÂ the Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores press box during the first USMNT versus Guatemala 2018 World Cup Qualifier, which the home side won, 2-0.

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