The will end the year — and begin pivoting to the 2023 World Cup — with two friendlies in Australia late this month, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Wednesday.
The top-ranked Americans will face the No. 11 Matildas on Nov. 26 at 11 p.m. Eastern time in Sydney (Nov. 27 in Australia) and Nov. 30 at 4 a.m. ET in Newcastle — more than 21 years since their last visit to Australia and 20 months before the World Cup is held in Australia and New Zealand.
The first match, to be shown on Fox Sports 2, will take place at Stadium Australia, which was built for the 2000 Summer Olympics and will host the 2023 World Cup championship game.