Individual match tickets for Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament at LSP on sale Friday

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Individual game tickets for the semifinals and final matches of 2012 Men’s Olympic Qualifying at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan., will go on sale starting at 10 a.m. CT on Friday, March 2. 

The semifinal matches that determine CONCACAF’s two entrants to the 2012 Olympic Games in London will be played as a doubleheader event on Saturday, March 31, at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. CT. The U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team will play in the second semifinal match should the team advance out of Group A. The championship game will take place on Monday, April 2, at 7 p.m. CT. 

Fans can order Kansas City individual tickets online at ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, at local Ticketmaster ticket centers in Kansas City and at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park’s ticket office (open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT). The two-date series ticket for the events in Kansas City will remain on sale until Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 2 a.m. CT and can be purchased through the same channels as individual tickets. 

The U-23 MNT was drawn into Group A in the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament and opens group play against Cuba on March 22 at 8 p.m. CT at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. The U.S. faces Canada on March 24 at 6 p.m. CT and El Salvador on March 26 at 8 p.m. CT at LP Field. 

Group B matches will be played at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and the group consists of Mexico, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago. Doubleheader events involving these four teams will be held March 23, 25 and 27. The top two finishers from each group will advance to the elimination round in Kansas City.