Austin, Texas: The United States men's national team will be in Austin for the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals against Qatar on Thursday at Q2 Stadium. Qatar, an invited guest ahead of its hosting next year's World Cup, on Thursday in Austin, Texas. It will be the 11th consecutive Gold Cup semifinal for the Americans, who last won in 2017 when they beat Jamaica in the final. The semifinal will mark the return of the Maroons to the state of Texas, where they played all three group stage matches in the neighbouring city of Houston before leaving yo Phoenix, Arizona, for the quarterfinal, where they took on El Salvador. The soccer-specific stadium is located in the North Burnet section of North Austin, Texas. It is the home of Austin FC, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team that began play in 2021. The approximately 20,500 seat stadium was opened on June 16, 2021, hosting an international women's friendly between the United States and Nigeria. Austin FC played their first-ever match at the stadium on June 19, 2021, against the San Jose Earthquakes. The game ended with a 0–0 draw in front of a sellout crowd of 20,738. On July 1, 2021, Jon Gallagher scored the first-ever competitive goal in Q2 Stadium history during the 27th minute of Austin FC's 3rd ever regular MLS season home match versus Portland Timbers, eventually finishing as a 4–1 win to Austin FC. The 20-year lease of the site includes yearly rent of $550,000 beginning in year six, with an additional $3.6 million being given to Capital Metro for transit. The stadium would be fully financed and built with private money, though the city itself would hold stadium ownership. The club can extend the lease up to three times, with each extension being ten years.