The U.S. Men's National Team will battle five-time World Cup champion Brazil on Wednesday, May 30 in Landover, Md. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN2, ESPN3 and Univision.
Brazil last visited the USA on August 10, 2010, at New Meadowlands Stadium, NJ, when they dispatched the USMNT 2-0 for a crowd of 77,000. The two teams have played 16 times dating back to 1930 with a definitive record of 1-15-0.
USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has recently turned around his anticipated shaky start with a three-game winning streak in his first nine games, bringing his record to 4-4-1.
"When you talk about Brazil, you are speaking of one of the most gifted football playing nations in the world," said Klinsmann. "It is our goal to be able to match up against teams like Brazil on a consistent basis, so this is an amazing opportunity."
The USA is preparing for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign and the anticipated London summer Olympics should they qualify. The CONCACAF Olympic qualifying schedule can be found here.
The USMNT's schedule currently looks like this:
February 29: Italy-USA in Genoa
March 22: Olympic Qualifying: USA-Cuba: Nashville
March 24: Olympic Qualifying: USA-Canada: Nashville
March 26: Olympic Qualifying: USA-El Salvador: Nashville
June 3: Canada-USA: Toronto
June 8: World Cup Qualifying: USA-Antigua and Barbuda
June 12: World Cup Qualifying: USA-Guatemala
Up next: 2014 World Cup Qualifying
In Group A of CONCACAF Semifinal Round qualifying, the USA will face Antigua and Barbuda, Guatemala and Jamaica. Each opponent will meet twice, once at home and once away, in round robin play. The USA's opening match in group play will take place June 8 at home against first-time semifinalists Antigua and Barbuda. Four days later, the U.S. will play away against Guatemala.
USA-Brazil tickets
Tickets for USA-Brazil go on sale Friday, Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. ET through ussoccer.com, through Ticketmaster Phone Charge at 800-745-300 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers throughout the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia region.
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