The U.S. men's national team will face Brazil and Mexico at home in September and England and Italy away in November as part of a six-game series of friendlies in the fall.
USMNT Kickoff Series: Sept. 7 in East Rutherford, N.J. USA vs. Brazil, 7:30 p.m. ET, FS1, UniMas, UDN
Sept. 11
in Nashville, Tenn. USA vs. Mexico, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, UniMas, UDN
Nov. 15 in London England vs. USA, 3 p.m ET, ESPN2, UniMas, UDN
Nov. 20 at site TBD
Italy vs. USA, 3 p.m ET, FS1, UniMas, UDN
The USA will play two home matches during the FIFA fixture window in October. Opponents for those matches will be confirmed at a later date.
"We are at the beginning phase of building our identity," said U.S. men's national team general manager
Earnie Stewart said. "These games are obviously huge challenges, and for young
players it's an opportunity to see the benchmark of some of the top teams in the world. We can use these experiences to learn about ourselves and take the next steps towards developing into the team
we want to become."
So when is the camp for the September games?
Ths is great news. Since these are friendlies, and results don't count, I fully expect a raft of the old guys to announce their retirement from the international game. No need for the old guard at this point.