U.S. Soccer introduced its final remaining pre-World Cup opponent on Thursday, with the United States set to play Senegal in a pleasant at Financial institution of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., on Might 31.
With the announcement, the USMNT’s pre-World Cup program is ready, with Mauricio Pochettino’s facet set to play Belgium on March 28 at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Portugal on the similar venue three days later, adopted by Senegal on Might 31, after which Germany in Chicago on June 6.
“We’re so blissful to have such an excellent staff in Senegal as our fourth opponent within the matches main up into the event,” Pochettino mentioned in a U.S. Soccer launch. “Within the 12 months main as much as the World Cup, we could have performed at the very least one staff from 5 totally different confederations, which is extremely invaluable for our preparations. We’re wanting ahead to a tremendous crowd in Charlotte.”
Senegal compiled a report of 7-0-3 (W-L-D) in African World Cup Qualifying, with 22 objectives scored and simply three towards. The Lions of Teranga are led by 2019 African Footballer of the 12 months and Al Nassr ahead, Sadio Mané, who has 50 objectives in 117 worldwide appearances. Senegal gained their first worldwide trophy in 2021, defeating Egypt to win the African Cup of Nations title.
The match will mark the primary time that the U.S. and Senegal have confronted one another.
Final Friday, the U.S. was drawn into Group D for subsequent 12 months’s World Cup, the place it would face Paraguay in Inglewood, Calif. on June 12, Australia at Lumen Discipline in Seattle on June 19, adopted by the group stage finale on June 25 towards the winner of the UEFA Playoff between Kosovo, Romania, Slovakia and Türkiye.
Senegal was drawn right into a troublesome Group I, comprised of two-time World Cup winners France, Norway, and the winner of the intercontinental playoff Path 2 together with Bolivia, Suriname and Iraq.
