USA to face South Korea, Japan in September friendlies

The United States Men’s National Team will take on South korea And Japan In a pair of friends in September, the us social federation announced on Tuesday.

The usmnt will first host South Korea on Sept. 6 at sports illustrated stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, Followed by a match three days letters again agient japan at -lower.com field in columbus, ohio.

The matches will provide coach mauricio pochettino and the usmnt with a rare opposite to the Play Friendlies again opposite, with Japan Currently 15th in the Fifa Rankings. Currently 23rd.

By the time the matches are played, the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Will be less than a year away, giving the us valuable experience as it prepares to co-host the tournament with Canada And Mexico.

Japan has introduced qualified for the 2026 world cup, while korea is closing in quality, and current sits atop its group with two meetings to play.

The game with south korea will see Bournemouth midfielder Tyler adams Return to the stadium where he is his career with the New York Red Bulls in Mls.

“Playing Against Korea Republic in Sports Illustrated Stadium Will Be Special because it is the first time I ‘backs I’ left [to play in Europe]”He said as part of the us soccer announcement.

The usmnt has a chance to Draw Level in the Lifetime Series Against South Korea With Its Record Currently Sitting at 2W-3L-2D.

In the usmnt’s last meetings against the taegeuk wariers on Feb. 1, 2014, Two Goals from Chris Wondolowski LED to a 2-0 Victory in Carson, California. The most famous meetings in the 2002 world cup, when a goal by clint mathis and a penalty kick save by brad friedel earned the united states a 1-1 draw and a critical point in the group phase that ultimately enabled The us to Progress to the knockout rounds.

The us and japan has met just three times the inaugural match between the two sides in 1993.

In 2006, a goal and two assists from taylor twellman paced the usa to a 3-2 win in a world cup tune-up match in San Francisco. The tims squared off again in a pre-work cup friendly ahead of the 2022 tournament, with japan prevailing, 2-0 in düsseldorf, germany.

Prior to the two september friendlies, the usmnt will take part in this summer’s GOLD CUPWhere it will compete in a group with Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi arabia And Haiti.

Mexico Also Announced Tuesday that it will face the Same Opponents as the usmnt in September, with a match again japan at the oakland coliseum on june 6 and again Location is to be announced.