Get ready, US soccer fans! Premier League powerhouses Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester United are set to light up American stadiums this summer with a thrilling pre-season tour. After last year’s successful outings, Arsenal and Manchester United are making a grand return, 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.
Chelsea and treble-winners Manchester City are also due to travel to the U.S. this summer and the two clubs are in discussions to play a friendly match against each other.
International friendlies kick off in March with Argentina and Italy both playing a pair of friendlies. The World Cup winners Argentina will play play El Salvador game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on March 22 on then face Nigeria at the Los Angeles Coliseum on March 26.
The current Euro men’s champions Italy will take on Venezuela on March 21 in Fort Lauderdale in Florida before facing Ecuador on March 24 at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey.
Ahead 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.
2014 International Friendlies – Confirmed
March
March 21: Italy v Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale – Buy Italy v Venezuela Tickets
March 21: Guatemala v Ecuador at Red Bull Arena – Buy Guatemala v Ecuador Tickets
March 22: Argentina v El Salvador in Philadelphia – Buy Argentina Tickets
March 24: Italy v Ecuador at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey – Buy Italy v Ecuador Tickets
March 24: Guatemala v Venezuela in Houston – Buy Guatemala v Venezuela Tickets
March 26: Argentina v Nigeria at the Los Angeles Coliseum – Buy Argentina Tickets
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 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
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
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
2014 International Friendlies – Not Confirmed
TBD Argentina v Ecuador in Chicago
TBD Argentina v Guatemala or Honduras in Washington
June 5: USMNT v Brazil in Orlando
June 5: Mexico vs Uruguay TBD
June 8: Mexico vs Brazil at College Station, TX
Nations League
USMNT v Jamaica at AT&T Stadium – Dallas – Buy USMNT v Jamaica Tickets
Mexico vv Panama at At&T Stadium in Dallas – Buy Mexico v Panama Tickets
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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
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