The US women’s national team will play games against Paraguay in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio in September and against the Republic of Korea in Kansas City, Kansas and St. Paul, Minnesota in October

CHICAGO (Aug 18, 2021) – The U.S. women’s national team will play two games in September against Paraguay and two games in October against the Republic of Korea to complete their national schedule in 2021.

Both series of games will take place during their respective FIFA international match windows and will compete for the bronze medalists of the 2020 Olympic team.

“The work never stops and every game we play makes sense,” said WNT head coach Vlatko Andonovski. “These games are important to welcome our Olympic team back so that they can play in front of our home fans, but they are also the first step towards World Cup qualification in 2023. We all know that we are at the top of our game must be to win at the highest level, and the commitment of the entire group to that pursuit will never change. “

In the first games after the 2020 Olympics are over, the US will face Paraguay on Thursday, September 16 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2, TUDN.tv and the TUDN app). The US will then travel to midfielder Rose Lavelle’s hometown to watch the set of two games of the first-ever USWNT game at FC Cincinnati’s newly opened TQL Stadium on Tuesday, September 21 (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1 & TUDN) to complete. .

In October, the US will meet in Vlatko Andonovski’s home country to face Korea Republic on Thursday, October 21 at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas (8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT on ESPN2 and TUDN) St. Paul, Minnesota, to complete this two-game series at Allianz Field on Tuesday, October 26th (7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT pre-game on FS1 and 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT on TUDN).

The four games will be the final in a US shirt for USWNT legend Carli Lloyd, who will play her farewell game in Minnesota on October 26th. Lloyd is currently the second most player in world football history, with 312 games played for the US, and has scored 128 international goals, the fourth in USWNT history. It takes two goals to tie Kristine Lilly to third all-time.

All players and staff will operate in monitored environments for the duration of the two-game series. The training and the games fall under the comprehensive Protocols and Guidelines for Returning to US Football and in accordance with Concacaf Return to Play protocols. Anyone entering the controlled area will be tested for COVID-19 before travel, on arrival, and regularly thereafter.

TICKETS

Advance sales for the September games against Paraguay will begin on August 23rd and public sales will begin on August 27th. Advance sales for the October games against the Republic of Korea will start on September 7th and public sales will start on September 15th.

In consultation with the local health authorities and in collaboration with each stadium as well as the US football medical team, tickets for these games will be almost at full capacity. Coaches Circle and Presidents Circle members who support the US Soccer Development Fund can receive individual customer care and concierge services for their ticketing needs. Click here or contact [email protected] for more information.

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USA-Paraguay advance booking plan in Cleveland (Sept. 16) & Cincinnati (Sept. 21)

Sales plan	Advance booking date & start time
Circle pre-sale (Circle Insider)	Monday 23 August | 10 p.m. ET
VIP pre-sale (VIP-Insider)	Monday 23 August | 2 p.m. ET
Premium pre-sale (Premium and Premium Family Insider)	Tuesday, August 24th | 10 p.m. ET
Standard pre-sale (Standard Insider)	Wednesday, August 25th | 10 p.m. ET
Visa pre-sale (only for Visa cardholders)	Thursday, August 26th | 10 p.m. ET
Public sale	Friday, August 27th | 10 p.m. ET

USA-Korea Republic Presale Schedule in Kansas City (October 21) and St. Paul (October 26)

Sales plan	Advance booking date & start time
Circle pre-sale (Circle Insider)	Tuesday, September 7th | 10 a.m. CT
VIP pre-sale (VIP-Insider)	Wednesday, September 8th | 10 am. CT
Premium pre-sale (Premium and Premium Family Insider)	Thursday, September 9th | 10 a.m. CT
Standard pre-sale (Standard Insider)	Monday, September 13th | 10 a.m. CT
Visa pre-sale (only for Visa cardholders)	Tuesday, September 14th | 10 a.m. CT
Public sale	Wednesday, September 15th | 10 a.m. CT

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COVID-19 WARNING AND EVENT SAFETY LOGS

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STADIUM SECURITY PROTOCOLS

Adequate spaces between players’ benches, tunnels and warm-up areas have been arranged. US Soccer will follow the official local health guidelines for this event. Fans are encouraged not to bring bags of any kind. All tickets will only be available for mobile devices. Only seats are reserved; general approval is not granted. All concession booths will be cashless to reduce touch points. Ticket holders are subject to US Soccer’s Ticketing Terms and Conditions and Fan Code of Conduct.

VIP PROGRAM IN KANSAS CITY

For fans who want a VIP experience of a USWNT game, US Soccer is running a Patrons Program in Kansas City October 20-22 – access to scenes, ground transportation, gift boxes and more. US Soccer is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and proceeds from the program will support the US Soccer Development Fund and help build the next generation of world-class American players, coaches, referees and national teams. Space is limited. Find out more or register now under this link as a patron.

Additional Comments:

• The games in September will be the very first A-level encounters with Paraguay. The USA faced Paraguay once at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and twice at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

• Paraguay will be the fifth South American country in its history, alongside Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Chile, to face the US as women’s football continues to grow worldwide.

• With the expansion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 to 32 countries, Paraguay will try to get one of three automatic starting places via the Copa America Femenina 2023 or one of two starting places for the playoff tournament with 10 teams, which produces the last three teams for the World Cup tournament.

• The US have played against Korea Republic 13 times and have a 10-0-3 all-time record in the series.

• The last meetings with South Korea took place in the last games of the former head coach Jill Ellis and after the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019. The US drew 2-0 in Charlotte, NC and 1-1 in Chicago in October 2019.

• South Korea has qualified for the last two Women’s World Championships from Asia and would like to secure a place in Australia / New Zealand via the AFC Asian Women’s Cup in 2022.

• Together with hosts Australia, Asia will receive five starting places for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Asia will also get two spots in the 10-team playoff tournament, which will produce the final three teams for the World Cup tournament.

• Co-hosts New Zealand will have the only automatic entry slot from Oceania that will also receive a place in the playoff tournament.

• The USWNT is playing its fifth game at FirstEnergy Stadium, its very first game at TQL Stadium, its fifth game at Children’s Mercy Park and its second game at Allianz Stadium.

• The return to Minnesota marks a return to the roots of the US women’s national team program. The USWNT played its first nine national games in Blaine, Minnesota through 1986 (2 games), 1987 (4 games) and 1990 (3 games) at what was then the Blaine Soccer Complex and then at the National Sports Center.