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by Bart Keeler
American soccer fans can start filling in their calendars with exact dates their teams play. The U.S. Soccer Federation board of directors confirmed the schedules for both its senior national teams during their meeting on Friday, Feb. 26. In total, the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams will play a combined 34 matches the remainder of the year.
USWNT Schedule for 2021:
April 10 and 13 Friendlies (home)
June 10-16 Tournament of Nations (teams, locations TBD)
Late June-Early July Pre-Olympic friendlies (home)
July 21-Aug 6 Olympics (Tokyo)
Sept. 18 and 21 Friendlies (home)
Oct. 23 and 26 Friendlies (home)
Nov. 25 and 28 Friendlies (away)
Dec. 1 Friendly (away)
USMNT Schedule for 2021:
March 18-30 Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying^
March 25 Friendly (away, team, and location TBD)
March 28 Friendly v. Northern Ireland (Belfast)
May 30 Friendly (home, team, and location TBD)
June 3 and 6 Nations Leauge Finals (Chicago)
June 9 Friendly (location and team TBD)
July 10-Aug. 1 Concacaf Gold Cup
July 21-Aug. 6 Olympics (Tokyo)*
Concacaf Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar
Sept. 2 @ Qualifier A or F
Sept. 5 v. Qualifier B or E
Sept. 8 @ Honduras
Oct. 7 v. Jamaica
Oct. 10 @ Qualifier C or D
Oct. 13 v. Costa Rica
Nov. 12 v. Mexico
Nov. 16 @ Jamaica
Jan. 27, 2022 v. Qualifier A or F
Jan. 30 @ Qualifier B or E
Feb. 2 v. Honduras
March 24 @ Mexico
March 27 v. Qualifier C or D
March 30 @ Costa Rica
The locations for all Concacaf Gold Cup and World Cup qualifying matches will be determined closer to the dates of those competitions. Concacaf has confirmed that Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will host the Gold Cup Final.
^ Not a senior team competition. Roster is limited to under-23 players.
* Must qualify for men’s Olympic tournament through Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament.
(photo credit: @USMNT)