US Soccer confirmed on Monday last week's reports that the US men's national team will play Guatemala at LP Field in Nashville in a pre-Gold Cup friendly on Friday, July 3.
The match will be televised live on FOX Sports 1, UniMas and Univision Deportes Network.
Tickets go on sale to the public on Thursday, May 7, at 11 am ET through ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers throughout Central Tennessee (including Kroger and Walmart stores), as well as the LP Field ticket office (open Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm CT).
'We are thrilled to have the opportunity to play a team like Guatemala before the Gold Cup," said US head coach Jurgen Klinsmann in a statement. "They are similar to our opponents in the group stage, so we couldn't ask for better preparation. Our goal is to win the tournament, and this will be an important first step. Nashville has always been a great home to the national team, and we look forward to having a fantastic crowd at LP Field."
The US will kick off Gold Cup play against Honduras on July 7 in Frisco, Texas, before facing Haiti (July 10, Foxborough, Massachusetts) and Panama (Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas).
Guatemala will compete in Group C and will face Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico and Cuba.
The US and Guatemala last met on July 5, 2013, prior to the last Gold Cup, with the US winning 6-0. The USMNT are 14-4-6 all-time against Guatemala.
