Report: United States national team to play Guatemala in Nashville in pre-Gold Cup friendly

Jordan Morris celebrates his goal for the US national team vs. Mexico, April 15, 2015.

The US national team have reportedly added one more Gold Cup warm-up to their plate with a friendly against Guatemala set for July 3 in Nashville.


The Tennessean reported earlier this week, citing the match listing on the FIFA website, that the game will be played at LP Field. The listing has since been removed, and U.S. Soccer has yet to confirm the fixture.


If the match does go off as reported, it will take place just four days before the USMNT kick off their 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup run with a July 7 match against Honduras in Dallas.



The Guatemala friendly would mark the first time back in Nashville for the USMNT since 2011, when they lost to Paraguay by a 1-0 scoreline. The US national team’s confirmed upcoming friendlies include a June 5 matchup with the Netherlands in Amsterdam and a meeting with World Cup champion Germany five days later in Cologne.