FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -
The New England Revolution have announced that world soccer power Brazil will return to Foxborough when it meets the Venezuela National Team at Gillette Stadium at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2008. The June 6 match falls on an official FIFA match date and Brazil, the world's second-ranked team, is expected to call-up its stars such as Ronaldinho, Kaka and Robinho.
The Revolution also announced today that its home match against FC Dallas - originally scheduled for Sunday, June 8 - has been moved to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6 in order to create the special soccer doubleheader at Gillette Stadium. The New England-Dallas game will now be televised live on Comcast Sports Net in order to accommodate the date change.
Tickets for the event will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 9. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-877-GET-REVS, or Ticketmaster at (617) 931-2222. Group discounts are available for parties of 20 or more. Revolution season-ticket holders will only use their game ticket for the FC Dallas game (ticketed as Game 6) for the doubleheader), but the Brazil-Venezuela match will represent Special Event A in their packages. Ticket prices for the doubleheader will be released in the coming days.
A special presale for Revolution season-ticket holders and Gillette Stadium premium seating members looking for the opportunity to purchase additional tickets will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
"We hosted one of the greatest-ever soccer events in New England when Brazil played at Gillette Stadium last year," Revolution General Manager Craig Tornberg said. "Brazil noted how much like home it felt to play here with such enthusiastic, passionate and adoring fans, so we're excited to be able to bring them back again. We anticipate another outstanding atmosphere for this game."
The game at Gillette Stadium on June 6 will be the 18th meeting between the two South American teams and the first-ever friendly between the squads. Brazil owns a 17-0 mark all-time against Venezuela, and the squads have not met since Oct. 12, 2005 when Brazil earned a 3-0 victory at home in Belem. The teams' last four meetings have all come during South American World Cup qualifying and the June 6 match will be Brazil's final preparation before its 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay on June 15.
This game marks Brazil's second appearance in Foxborough. Last year in 2007, Brazil defeated Mexico, 2-1, on Sept. 12 in front of a sell-out and record crowd of 67,684 at Gillette Stadium.
Veneuzuela will be making its first-ever appearance on the U.S. East Coast. Its last match on American soil was a 3-1 loss to Mexico in San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2007.
