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 a training session at MAPFRE Stadium ahead of the Guatemala match tonight.

(Doug McIntyre/ESPN)
(Doug McIntyre/ESPN)

ESPN’s coverage of the first FIFA International Match Week of 2016 culminates tonight with a U.S. National Soccer Team doubleheader on ESPN2 and WatchESPN – the U.S. Men’s National Team versus Guatemala at 7 p.m. ET and U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team versus Colombia at 9:20 p.m.

Jeff Carlisle and Doug McIntyre, 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 for 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 of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.

McIntyre and ESPN’s lead soccer analyst Taylor Twellman (right) tape a preview segment for tonight’s USA-Guatemala rematch.

(Doug McIntyre/ESPN)

Carlisle, making his first visit to Guatemala, rides to the match Friday in Guatemala City.

(Jeff Carlisle/ESPN)

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

(Jeff Carlisle/ESPN)

Here’s the pitch inside Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores.

(Jeff Carlisle/ESPN)
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