US Soccer is close to completing the men's national team schedule for the year, near a deal to face the South American powerhouse
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The U.S. men's national team is finalizing a deal to face Uruguay in a November friendly, GOAL can confirm. The match would take place on Nov. 18 in Tampa Bay, Florida at Raymond James Stadium, home of the NFL's Buccaneers.
Per the Washington Post, first to report the status of the deal, the USMNT will face a yet-to-be-determined opponent on Nov. 15 somewhere on the East Coast before then taking on Uruguay three days later.
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With the potential Uruguay friendly, the USMNT continues to round out its 2025 schedule, nearly completing the fall slate of games to close the calendar year.
Mauricio Pochettino's side is set to face South Korea and Japan in September, with the games taking place in New Jersey and Columbus, respectively. In October, there will be matches against Ecuador in Austin and Australia in Denver before the November window concludes the USMNT's 2025 slate.
Uruguay are a familiar opponent for the USMNT, who faced the South American powerhouses just last summer in their final Copa America group stage match. Uruguay won that match, 1-0, to confirm the USMNT's early exit from that tournament.
Prior to the friendlies, Uruguay will look to confirm their place at the 2026 World Cup during the September window, having already guaranteed themselves at least a playoff spot heading into the final two games of CONMEBOL qualifying.
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The match in November would be the USMNT's seventh visit to Raymond James Stadium, where they hold a 4-2-0 record all-time. Their most recent match at the venue came in October 2018, when they fell, 4-2, to Colombia in a friendly – despite goals from Kellyn Acosta and Bobby Wood.
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The U.S. will gather during the first week of September for the matches against South Korea and Japan, which are scheduled for Sept. 6 and 9, respectively.