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, and Manchester United.
The headline has to be Copa America. And ahhead of this summer’s Copa America tournament a series of international friendlies will be help 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.
Afte the Brazil match, the USMNT are 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 action kicks off with Arsenal clashing with Manchester United at the spectacular SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on July 27th. The excitement doesn’t stop there, as Liverpool takes on Arsenal in Philadelphia at the Lincoln Financial Field on July 31st. The tour heats up as Liverpool faces Manchester United in a much-anticipated match in South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium on August 3rd.
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 a series of friendlies games in host stadiums across New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Orlando, Baltimore, and Charlotte.
2014 International Friendlies – Confirmed
June
June 8: USMNT v Colombia at FedEx Field – Buy USMNT v Colombia 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 23: Manchester City v Celtic at Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Buy Manchester City Tour Tickets
July 24: Chelsea v Wrexham at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. – Buy Chelsea v Wrexham 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
27 July: 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
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 6L 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