Antigua Chronicle

Individual tickets for first-time opponent Antigua and Barbuda against the U.S. Men's National Team's FIFA World Cup qualifying match went on sale from 11 a.m. Thursday, March 1.

The teams will meet at 7 p.m. on June 8 at Raymond James Stadium, 4201 N. Dale Mabry Hwy.

Tickets starts at $22 and can be purchased through ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers throughout Tampa Bay. Ultimate Fan Tickets are also available.

The U.S. Men's National Team will hold a public training session at the stadium the day before the game. More information about the free session will be available in the near future.

Antigua and Barbuda's match against the USA will be the first of the Semifinal Round of FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifying.The Caribbean nation has never advanced to the Semifinal Round before and will also be facing the U.S. for the first time in the teams' history.

The game also marks the first World Cup qualifier in the state of Florida since the USA defeated Mexico 2-1 on Nov. 23, 1980, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.

Along with the U.S. and Antigua and Barbuda, Group A consists of Guatemala and Jamaica. Each team will meet each other both home and away in round robin play. The top finishers from each of the three groups will advance to the Final Round of qualifying, which will take place in 2013.