U.S. Women’s National Team Will Face Wales In 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Send Off Match Presented By Visa On July 9 In San Jose, Calif.

Match Will Mark First-Ever Meeting Between the USWNT and Wales; USA Returns to San Jose, Calif. for First Time since 2018

April 11, 2023

CHICAGO (April 11, 2023) – The U.S. Women’s National Team will play its 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Send Off Match, presented by Visa®, on Sunday, July 9 in San Jose, Calif. against Wales, marking the first-ever meeting between the two countries in women’s soccer.

The match at PayPal Park will kick off at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on TNT in English and Universo, Peacock and Telemundo in Spanish. The pre-game show on TNT will begin at 12:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. ET and the match will be followed by a special on-field send-off ceremony, giving the fans a chance to cheer the team on as it embarks on its journey to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Wales will be the 56^th different country the USWNT has faced in its history and the 30^th from Europe.

“When the 2023 World Cup roster comes together for the first time in San Jose, it will signify a lot of hard work by coaches, players and staff over the past few years to get to that point, so we’re really looking forward to having an exciting, productive camp and playing one last match to fine tune some things before we leave for New Zealand,” said U.S. head coach Vlatko Andonovski. “For everyone involved, the opportunity to be a part of a World Cup doesn’t come along very often so we are going to make sure to appreciate and take advantage of every moment we have together.”

TICKETS

Presales for the match will begin on Monday, May 1 with the public sale beginning on Monday, May 8. Dependent on remaining ticket availability, groups of 20 or more can order at ussoccer.com starting Tuesday, May 9.

Coaches Circle and Presidents Circle members supporting the U.S. Soccer Development Fund can receive individual customer support and concierge services for their ticketing needs. Click here or contact circles@ussoccer.org for more information.

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TICKET PRESALE SCHEDULE FOR USWNT vs. WALES MATCH ON JULY 9

Sales Schedule	Presale Date & Start Time
Circle Insiders Presale (Circle Insiders)	Monday, May 1 \| 10 a.m. PT
VIP Insiders Presale (VIP Insiders)	Tuesday, May 2 \| 10 a.m. PT
Premium Insiders Presale (Premium & Premium Family Insiders)	Wednesday, May 3 \| 10 a.m. PT
San Jose Earthquakes Season Ticket Members	Thursday, May 4 \| 10 a.m. PT
Standard Insiders Presale (Standard Insiders)	Friday, May 5 \| 10 a.m. PT
Visa Presale (Visa cardholders only)	Sunday, May 7 \| 10 a.m. PT
Public Sale	Monday, May 8 \| 10 a.m. PT

VISA PRESALE

As the official payment technology sponsor of U.S. Soccer, Visa has made special arrangements for Visa cardholders to participate in an advance sale of tickets. The Visa presale is available from Sunday, May 7 at 10 a.m. PT to Monday, May 8 at 8 a.m. PT through the purchase links at ussoccer.com. As the preferred card of U.S. Soccer, Visa will be the only payment method accepted during the Visa presale. Terms and conditions apply.

Additional Notes:

Wales just missed qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, losing a single-leg match in the second round of the UEFA playoffs by a 2-1 score in overtime to Switzerland. Rhiannon Roberts scored in the 19^th minute of that match, but Switzerland equalized in the 45^th minute and dramatically won the game in 121^st minute to avoid the imminent penalty kick shoutout.

Wales midfielder Jessica Fishlock, one of her country’s most legendary players, has played in every season of the NWSL, all for OL Reign.

This will be the 12^th appearance for the USWNT in San Jose, with the first six coming at the historic Spartan Stadium. The USA has played four times at the home of the San Jose Earthquakes, winning all four games, and most recently played in San Jose in May of 2019 against South Africa, but that match was held at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers.

The USWNT has a long history of players with San Francisco Bay Area ties and in the current player pool there are numerous former Stanford University players (Kelley, O'Hara, Alana Cook, Sophia Smith, Naomi Girma, Andi Sullivan, Catarina Macario and Tierna Davidson), Alex Morgan attended UC Berkeley and Sofia Huerta and Julie Ertz attended Santa Clara University. The only current players who hail from the Bay Area are Girma, who is from San Jose, and Davidson, who grew up in Menlo Park.

The match be the 52^nd for the USWNT in the state of California which has hosted more matches than any other state, a stat made more interesting by the fact that the U.S. Women did not play a game in California until 1996, 11 years after the program started.

At the World Cup, which is taking place from July 20-Aug. 20 in 10 stadiums across nine host cities -- five in Australia and four in New Zealand -- the USA will open Group E play against Vietnam on July 22 at Eden Park in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau, which will also serve as the host venue for the Opening Ceremony of the 2023 World Cup on July 20 when New Zealand plays Norway. The USA then faces Netherlands on July 27 at Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara, followed by Portugal on Aug. 1 at Eden Park in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau.

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