Mexico will play Ecuador on May 7 in the first professional sports event at the $1.6 billion new Meadowlands Stadium.
The exhibition game in East Rutherford, N.J., is part of a six-game U.S. tour for Mexico as it prepares for this summers World Cup in South Africa. In addition the Ecuador game, Mexico will play England at Wembley on May 24.
“Our goal in the first trimester of 2010 is to prepare the Mexican National Team for the FIFA World Cup,” said Nestor de la Torre, director of national team programs for the Mexican Federation. “The U.S. tour allows us to test our squad while giving our fans from all parts of the country the chance to send us off to South Africa.”
Mexico’s 2010 U.S. Schedule
Feb 24: Mexico v Bolivia at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park, San Francisco – Buy Mexico v Boliva Tickets
March 3: Mexico v New Zealand at the Rose Bowl, Los Angeles – Buy Mexico v New Zealand Tickets
March 24: Mexico v Iceland at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. – Buy Mexico v Iceland Tickets
May 7: Mexico v Ecuador at Meadowlands, New Jersey
May 10: Mexico v Senegal at Soldier Field in Chicago
May 13: Mexico v opponent to be determined at Houston’s Reliant Stadium
Now U.S. soccer fans might ask why Mexico is doing a U.S. tour as part of its World Cup preparations while the U.S. will only play one game on U.S. soil during this time frame. And I have no answer to that question.
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Group A
6/11 South Africa v Mexico – Buy South Africa – Mexico Tickets
6/17: France v Mexico – Buy France v Mexico Tickets
6/22: Mexico v Uruguay – Buy Mexico v Uruguay Tickets
