TRAFFIC ALERT: USMNT TO HOST HIGH-PROFILE FRIENDLY MATCH AGAINST FOUR-TIME WORLD CUP CHAMPION GERMANY ON OCTOBER 14.

SOURCE: PRATT & WHITNEY RENTSCHLER FIELD

EAST HARTFORD, CT (October 12, 2023) – The U.S. Men’s National Team will host four-time World Cup champion Germany in a high-profile friendly match on October 14 in preparation for its quarterfinal matches in the Concacaf Nations League the following month. This match has limited tickets remaining. Fans are encouraged to arrive early and prepare for heavy traffic due to an estimated capacity attendance, as well as the Hartford Marathon that morning.

The schedule for day of game is as follows:

USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter named a 23-player roster to face Germany. The roster represents significant continuity, with a total of 18 of the 23 players heading to East Hartford that featured on the roster last month for the consecutive shutout victories against Uzbekistan and Oman. There are 13 players who helped the U.S. reach the Round of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 15 players that were a part of the squad that claimed its second consecutive Concacaf Nations League title this past June.

The U.S. first faces Germany on Oct. 14 in East Hartford, Conn. Kickoff from Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field is set for 3 p.m. ET and the match will be available live on Warner Bros. Discovery platforms, Telemundo, and Peacock. Germany boasts talent from some of the top clubs in Europe and are preparing to host the 2024 UEFA Championship.

FACING THE GERMAN GIANTS

While the USMNT holds a 4-7-0 record against the four-time World Cup champs, the team has been successful in two of the last three matches. The USA defeated Die Mannschaft 4-3 in U.S. Soccer’s Centennial Celebration Match on June 2, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Two years later in Cologne, Germany, a late game-winner from Bobby Wood lifted the USA to a 2-1 win on June 10, 2015 -- less than a year after they captured the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The teams have also met three times in World Cup competition, with the USA falling 2-1 in 1998 before the Germans ended the USA’s farthest run in a World Cup in 72 years by snatching a 1-0 win in the quarterfinal of the 2002 tournament. The U.S. also narrowly surrendered a 1-0 win in the last match of group play during Germany’s run to the 2014 World Cup title. 

HOME SWEET HOME

The USMNT team is no stranger to Hartford. Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field has played host to USMNT games seven times since 2005. The U.S. collected a 1-0 shutout win at the venue against Trinidad and Tobago during final round qualifying for the 2006 World Cup with Brian McBride notching the game winner. The stadium also hosted a World Cup Send-Off match (2006), a Gold Cup group stage game (2013) and Landon Donovan’s last match for the United States (2014). Overall, the USA is 4-1-2 at the stadium and 5-1-2 in Hartford overall.

- ussoccer.com –

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