Brazil to Play Against US in Football Friendly

The September Federation Internationale de Football Association dates will be Brazil’s last to experiment prior to the start of Conmebol World Cup qualifying campaign for Russia 2018.

The United States men’s national team will host Brazil in an global friendly on September 8 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., U.S. Soccer announced on Thursday. “It should be a tremendous day at Gillette Stadium”.

Jamaica topped the U.S. 2-1 Wednesday to advance to its first-ever Gold Cup final.

Brazil remain one of the biggest teams in the world, but they’re not the best anymore.

The U.S. has won 17 and drawn five of the 24 games it has played in Foxboro since 1991.

Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, July 31, at 10 a.m. ET through ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centres throughout the region. After defeating No.1-ranked Spain in the semifinal, the U.S. jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan before Brazil rallied for a 3-2 victory.

The match, which is presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance, will kick off at 8 p.m. This will be the U.S. National Team’s second visit to Gillette Stadium this year, having beaten Haiti 1-0 as part of a CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader on July 10 in front of a crowd of 46,270.