[DATEBOOK] The U.S. women’s national team will open its 2010 home schedule against Mexico on March 28 at the University of San Diego's Torero Stadium (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Espanol, live, 5 pm ET, 2 pm PT) and then play the Tri again three days later at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah (TV: ESPN2, live, 9 pm ET, 7 pm MT).

The matches will come two weeks before WPS opens its second season on the weekend of April 10 and 11.

The USA will open its 2010 schedule at the Algarve Cup in Portugal in late February.

“The challenge at this point is trying to mesh both the WPS season and finding games for the national team so that we’re still getting good preparation as a team for World Cup qualifying,” said U.S. forward Abby Wambach. “I think it’s always a work in progress to find the best solutions, but at the end of the day, getting these games in against Mexico after the Algarve Cup and before the WPS season is really valuable for the continuing development our team and the women’s game. The more international games we can play, the better we will be.”