The U.S. women’s national team (USWNT) will play Mexico in July in a pre-Olympics warm up.
The team announced the match on Friday. It will take place on July 13 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. It’ll be the team’s second-to-last match before they leave for the Paris Olympic Games.
The USWNT learned of its Olympics group stage opponents earlier this week, with Germany, Australia and the winner of Zambia/Morocco joining the Americans in Group B.
It’s expected to be just the third match in charge for Emma Hayes, who will take over the helm of the USWNT after the conclusion of her season with Chelsea.
The game is also a rematch following last month’s Gold Cup group stage showdown, which Mexico won 2-0. It was only the team’s second victory in 43 meetings between the two sides. The USWNT rebounded to win the Gold Cup, beating Brazil 1-0 in the final.
The USWNT is expected to play one other home game after that match, although the exact date, venue and opponent have yet to be announced.
U.S. Soccer will honor the 1999 World Cup-winning team at the match with a pregame celebration and reunion of the team’s players. This summer marks the 25th anniversary of the USWNT’s World Cup win on home soil, and second of four World Cup…
