ASN: USMNT to face Venezuela in Cincinnati forward of Gold Cup opener

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USMNT to face Venezuela in Cincinnati forward of Gold Cup opener

US Soccer will play its closing tune-up for the Gold Cup in opposition to a rising Venezuelan group in Cincinnati. It will likely be the group’s first ever go to to the town. 

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Brian Sciaretta

Posted
April 18, 2019
6:00 AM

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THE UNITED STATES nationwide group will head to Cincinnati for the primary time on June 9 when it is going to face Venezuela at Nippert Stadium in its closing tune-up head of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The ultimate rosters for the Gold Cup are due June 3 so this match will characteristic the Gold Cup group after closing cuts have been made. Kickoff for the match can be at 2pm ET and can be broadcast on FOX and Unimas.

Venezuela may be very a lot a program on the rose and is coming off a 3-1 win over Argentina final month and it’s feeding off a era of gamers that superior to the ultimate of the 2017 U-20 World Cup.

“We are looking forward to having this opportunity heading into the Gold Cup,” United States head coach Gregg Berhalter mentioned. “Venezuela is in a period of emerging talent with their national teams. This generation of players reached the 2017 U-20 World Cup Final and has already produced an impressive result at the senior level by beating Argentina. Like us, they have been testing themselves against different types of opposition. When you add in the support that FC Cincinnati has developed and we expect to see, you couldn’t ask for a better preparation match.”

The USA will open its Gold Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Guyana on June 18 on the new Allianz Subject in St. Paul, Minn. Following that match, the U.S. strikes east to face Trinidad & Tobago on Saturday, June 22 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland earlier than closing group play in opposition to Panama on Wednesday, June 26 at Youngsters’s Mercy Park in Kansas Metropolis, Kan.

The U.S. group has performed 4 matches beneath new supervisor Gregg Berhalter profitable in opposition to Panama, Costa Rica, and Ecuador adopted by a 1-1 draw in opposition to reigning Copa America champion Chile.