Get ready, US soccer fans! It will be an amazing summer with Copa America 2004, the Summer Champions Tour and some high-profile tours by Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United.
The headline has to be Copa America. And ahead of this summer’s Copa America tournament, a series of international friendlies will be held in the US as warm-up games before the competition kicks off on June 20. There is a FIFA international window between June 3-11 and I expect most of the games to take place then.
Argentina and captain Lionel Messi are expected to play two matches in the U.S. in June. The defending Copa América and World Cup champions will visit Chicago’s Soldier Field and FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland before their tournament opener on June 20 in Atlanta.
Reports out of Argentina suggest that Argentina will meet Ecuador in Chicago, with either Guatemala or Honduras facing the world champions at FedEx Field.
The United States men’s national team (USMNT) is expected to play a high-profile friendly against Brazil in Orlando on June 5th. This would be the first meeting between the two countries since 2018, when goals by Roberto Firmino and Neymar gave the five-time world champions a 2-0 friendly win in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
After the Brazil match, the USMNT is set to play Colombia in a friendly match ahead on June 8 at FedExField in Landover, Maryland.
Brazil has also scheduled a friendly against Mexico on June 8 at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field in College Station, TX. Mexico is also expected to play Uruguay on June 5 with venue TBD.
For tour games we have Arsenal and Manchester United returning to the U.S. while Liverpool is hitting US shores for the first time since 2019.
The Champions Tour will see five of the world’s most iconic clubs: AC Milan, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Real Madrid CF, play friendly games in host stadiums across New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Orlando, Baltimore, and Charlotte.
2014 International Friendlies – Confirmed
May
May 31: Mexico v Bolivia in Chicago – Buy Mexico v Bolivia Tickets
June
June 5: Mexico v Uruguay in Denver – Buy Mexico v Uruguay Tickets
June 8: USMNT v Colombia at FedEx Field – Buy USMNT v Colombia Tickets
June 8L Mexico v Brazil in College Station Texas – Buy Mexico v Brazil Tickets
June 9: Argentina v Ecuador at Soldier Field Chicago – Buy Argentina v Ecuador Tickets
June 12: USMNT v Brazil in Orlando – Buy USMNT v Brazil Tickets
June 14: Argentina v Guatemala in Landover, Md – Buy Argentina v Guatemala Tickets
July
July 20: DC United v Celtic
July 23: Manchester City v Celtic at Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Buy Manchester City Tour Tickets
July 24: MLS All-Stars v Liga MX All-Stars in Columbus Ohio
July 24: Chelsea v Wrexham at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. – Buy Chelsea v Wrexham Tickets
July 26: Liverpool v Real Betis in Pittsburgh PA – Buy Liverpool v Real Betis Tickets
July 27: Arsenal vs Manchester United at SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles – Buy Arsenal v Man United Tickets
July 27: Aston Villa vs Columbus Crew in Columbus, Ohio – Buy Aston Villa v Columbus Crew Tickets
July 27: Chelsea v Celtic at Notre Dame – – Buy Chelsea v Celtic Tickets
27 July 2024: AC Milan vs Manchester City in New York City, NY – Buy AC Milan v Man City Tickets
July 30: FC Barcelona vs. Manchester City In Orlando Florida – Buy Barcelona US Tour Tickets
July 31: Liverpool vs Arsenal at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia – Buy Liverpool v Arsenal Ticket
July 31: Chelsea v Club America at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia – Buy Chelsea v Club America Tickets
31 July 2024: AC Milan vs Real Madrid CF in Chicago, IL – Buy AC Milan v Real Madrid Tickets
July 31: Manchester United v Real Betis at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego – Man United v Real Betis Tickets
August
August 3: Liverpool vs Manchester United at Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina – Buy Liverpool v Manchester United Tickets
3 Aug: Chelsea v Manchester City – – Buy Chelsea v Man City Tickets
August 3: Barcelona v Real Madrid at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford – Buy Barcelona v Real Madrid Tickets
August 6: AC Milan vs FC Barcelona in Baltimore, MD – Buy AC Milan v Barcelona Tickets
Aug 6: Chelsea v Real Madrid at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte – Buy Chelsea v Real Madrid Tickets
2024 Copa América Tickets
Thursday, June 20
Argentina vs. Canada/Trinidad & Tobago (Atlanta, Georgia) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Friday, June 21
Peru vs. Chile (Arlington, Texas) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Saturday, June 22
Mexico vs. Jamaica (Houston, Texas) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Ecuador vs. Venezuela (Santa Clara, California)- Buy Copa America Tickets
Sunday, June 23
Uruguay vs. Panama (Miami Gardens, Florida) – Buy Copa America Tickets
United States vs. Bolivia (Arlington, Texas) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Monday, June 24
Colombia vs. Paraguay (Houston, Texas) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Brazil vs. Honduras/Costa Rica (Inglewood, California) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Tuesday, June 25
Chile vs. Argentina (East Rutherford, New Jersey) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Peru vs. Canada/Trinidad & Tobago (Kansas City, Kansas) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Wednesday, June 26
Ecuador vs. Jamaica (Las Vegas, Nevada) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Venezuela vs. Mexico (Inglewood, California) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Thursday, June 27
Uruguay vs. Bolivia (East Rutherford, New Jersey) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Panama vs. United States (Atlanta, Georgia) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Friday, June 28
Colombia vs. Honduras/Costa Rica (Glendale, Arizona) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Paraguay vs. Brazil (Las Vegas, Nevada) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Saturday, June 29
Argentina vs. Peru (Miami Gardens, Florida) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Canada/Trinidad & Tobago vs.Chile (Orlando, Florida) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Sunday, June 30
Jamaica vs. Venezuela (Austin, Texas) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Mexico vs. Ecuador (Glendale, Arizona) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Monday, July 1
Bolivia vs. Panama (Orlando, Florida) – Buy Copa America Tickets
United States vs. Uruguay (Kansas City, Missouri) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Tuesday, July 2
Honduras/Costa Rica vs. Paraguay (Austin, Texas) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Brazil vs. Colombia (Santa Clara, California) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Quarterfinals
Thursday, July 4
Match 25: Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up (Houston, Texas) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Friday, July 5
Match 26: Group B winner vs. Group A runner-up (Arlington, Texas)- Buy Copa America Tickets
Saturday, July 6
Match 28: Group D winner vs. Group C runner-up (Glendale, Arizona) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Match 27: Group C winner vs. Group D runner-up (Las Vegas, Nevada) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 9
Match 25 winner vs. Match 26 winner (East Rutherford, New Jersey) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Wednesday, July 10
Match 27 winner vs. Match 28 winner (Charlotte, North Carolina)- Buy Copa America Tickets
Third-place game
Saturday, July 13
Semifinal loser 1 vs. Semifinal loser 2 (Charlotte, North Carolina) – Buy Copa America Tickets
Final
Sunday, July 14
Semifinal winner 1 vs. Semifinal winner 2 (Miami Gardens, Florida) – Buy Copa America Tickets
I would attend any game in New York/NewJersey and Gillette stadium