FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Revolution today announced that the world's top-ranked national team - Brazil - will make its first-ever appearance in Massachusetts when it meets the Mexico National Team at Gillette Stadium at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007. The Sept. 12 match falls on an official FIFA international fixture date and Brazil is expected to call up its world-reknowned superstars such as Ronaldinho, Kaka and Robinho.
Tickets for the event start at $30, will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Gillette Stadium Box Office during regular hours, or by calling 1-877-GET-REVS, or Ticketmaster at (617) 931-2222. Group discounts are available for parties of 20 or more.
A special presale for Revolution season-ticket holders and Gillette Stadium premium seating members will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 8.
"Through the years, the Kraft Family has been dedicated to bringing the best soccer events to the region, and we're ecstatic to bring a game of this elite nature to New England for our fans," Revolution General Manager Craig Tornberg said. "Brazil and Mexico are arguably the most popular national teams in the world. What an incredible opportunity for our fans to experience the highest level of international soccer!"
The game at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 12 will be the 34th meeting between the two world soccer powers. Although Brazil, the five-time World Cup champion, has dominated "el Tri" with 19 wins, six ties and nine loses in more than 50 years of rivalry, Mexico has defeated Brazil in its last two encounters, both in official competitions (1-0 in June 2005 at the FIFA Confederations Cup; 2-0 in June 2007 at the Copa America).
This game mark's Brazil's first-ever appearance in Foxborough, and just its second-even game in New England. On June 6, 1993, Brazil defeated the United States, 2-0, in New Haven, Conn. Brazil is fresh off its Copa America championship, which it won last month.
Mexico's appearance in Foxborough is its first since 1997, when they played the United States National Team to a 2-2 draw in a World Cup qualifier.
