Tickets will go on sale Friday, August 21.
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Another high-level soccer match is about to happen on the Orlando Citrus Bowl. Rawlins was non-committal but said there was a chance the Citrus Bowl could host a big watch party after the USWNT friendly. The game might be held on October 25, the identical day as Orlando City’s remaining MLS common season game.
“We made it no secret we would like a women’s team here”, Rawlins said. Considering the massive support for top-caliber soccer in Central Florida, we will continue evaluating all opportunities to bring the highest levels of the sport to the market..
The two teams last played each other at the stadium in 2013, a game that drew 20,000 fans. The Lions will play at 5 p.m.at the Philadelphia Union. The stadium was also the training base for the U.S. team for both the 1995 and 1999 World Cups and 1996 Olympics. The Americans became the first country with three women’s titles and got a measure of revenge for their loss in the 2011 final against Japan.
The World Cup champions are coming to Orlando.
The USA will also face Women’s World Cup quarterfinalist Australia on Thursday, September 17 at Ford Field in Detroit (7 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1) followed by a match on Sunday, September 20 at historic Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama (2 p.m. Connecticut on ESPN2 and WatchESPN).
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