USMNT schedule adds friendly game in Philly in November

The United States men s national soccer club is coming back to the Philadelphia area this November with a friendly contest against Paraguay at Chester s Subaru Park the Philadelphia Union disclosed over the weekend The championship will be on Saturday Nov at p m with tickets going on sale this Thursday at a m There s also a presale window from a m in current times till p m Wednesday for U S Soccer Insiders The tournament in Philly will be airing on TNT HBO Max Telemundo Universo and Peacock The event is part of the organization s two-game friendly series in November with a matchup against two-time FIFA World Cup winners Uruguay three days later in Tampa Fla The U S plays Japan in the next 24 hours night at p m in Columbus Ohio looking to bounce back from losses in its last two games the bulk lately at the hands of South Korea on Saturday Union defender Nathan Harriel is in the current squad along former Union sportsman Jack McGlynn and Hershey Pa native Christian Pulisic The USMNT last played at the home of the Philadelphia Union seven years ago in a - win against Bolivia on May The U S squad has faced off against Paraguay in Chester once before a - accomplishment for the U S on June Overall the USMNT has four wins two losses and two draws against Paraguay going all the way back to a - supremacy for the U S at the first-ever World Cup in As a host nation for next year s World Cup the U S has already qualified for the tournament along with Canada and Mexico All USMNT group games will be in the tournament s Western region with two games in Los Angeles and one in Seattle The women s national association will also be making a stop in Philly this fall with a contest against Portugal on Thursday Oct at p m then at Pratt Whitney Stadium in East Hartford Conn on Sunday Oct at p m The women s meeting at Subaru Park will feature a pregame retirement celebration for Morgan the San Diego Wave striker who hung up her cleats last September Fifteen years ago Morgan scored the first of her international goals at Subaru Park against China The Philadelphia Union at the moment have the best record in Major League Soccer and have already earned a spot in this season s playoffs The Union next faces the Vancouver Whitecaps in Canada at p m this Saturday then it takes on Nashville SC in the U S Open Cup semifinal on Tuesday Sept at p m in Tennessee The post USMNT schedule adds friendly meeting in Philly in November appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY