The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), together with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), announced on Thursday details of the Mexican National team's 2010 U.S. Tour, which will include a stop in Southern California. As part of FIFA World Cup preparations for 'El Tri', the team will face World-Cup bound New Zealand on Wednesday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m. PT at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena.
The March 3 match against New Zealand will be presented by Wrigley's Extra. Tickets go on sale today, Jan. 28 in an exclusive Visa presale. Visa cardholders can visit Ticketmaster.com to purchase tickets with their Visa cards. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, Feb. 1 (10am PT) via Ticketmaster.com, by calling 1-800-745-3000 and at regular ticket outlets. Tickets range from $30-$100. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol encourages its fans to use their Visa cards.
A pair of ticket specials are also available for fans of the Mexican National Team and Chivas USA. For just $75, fans receive a midfield seat to the Mexico-New Zealand game on March 3, as well as sideline seats for the first two Chivas USA home games of the season, giving supporters three great games for one low price. Also, for $30, fans can purchase a General Admission seat at both the Mexico match and Chivas USA's home opener on March 26. For more information, call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com.
As Mexico prepares for its 14th appearance in the FIFA World Cup this summer, the team will play in six cities across the United States between February 24 and May 13, 2010. The annual U.S. tour will give the Mexican National Team the opportunity to finalize their preparation ahead of the FIFA World Cup opener on June 11 in Johannesburg against host South Africa.
"Our goal in the first half of 2010 is to prepare the Mexican National Team for the FIFA World Cup," said Nestor de la Torre, director of national team programs for the Mexican Federation. "The U.S. tour allows us to test our squad while giving our fans from all parts of the country the chance to send us off to South Africa."
"We have seen fervent support for the Mexican national team in many parts of the United States, and together with FMF, SUM is committed to making the 2010 U.S. tour an unforgettable experience for the fans," said Will Wilson, executive vice president for SUM.
The Mexican National Team last visited Los Angeles on Sept. 24, 2008, facing Chile at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and has played a total of 12 matches in the L.A. area since 2003. This will be the team's second match at the Rose Bowl Stadium in that span, having last faced Venezuela in Pasadena on May 5, 2006, in the send-off match prior to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
Mexican National team 2010 U.S. Tour
Date |
Opponent |
City |
Stadium |
Time (PT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. 24 |
Bolivia |
San Francisco, CA |
Candlestick Park |
8 p.m. |
Mar. 3 |
New Zealand |
Los Angeles, CA |
Rose Bowl |
8 p.m. |
Mar. 24 |
Iceland |
Charlotte, NC |
Bank of America Stadium |
5 p.m. |
May 7 |
Ecuador |
New York, NY |
New Meadowlands Stadium |
6 p.m. |
May 10 |
Senegal |
Chicago, IL |
Soldier Field |
6 p.m. |
May 13 |
TBD |
Houston, TX |
Reliant Stadium |
6 p.m. |
Returning for the Mexican National Team's 2010 U.S. Tour as sponsors are adidas, AT&T, Bud Light, Coca-Cola, Degree for Men, Jose Cuervo, Makita, NAPA Auto Parts, The Home Depot, and Visa, while welcoming in new partners Cacique and Wrigley's Extra. Together, the tour sponsors will again make the Mexican national team's matches an all-day event, with the ever-popular Fútbol Fiesta, an interactive zone that spans more than 100,000 square feet at every game and includes live music, games, celebrities and thousands of promotional items.
About Soccer United Marketing
Founded in 2002, Soccer United Marketing (SUM) is the preeminent soccer business company in North America. SUM holds the exclusive rights to the most important soccer properties in the region, including: all commercial rights to Major League Soccer; the United States Soccer Federation; promotional and marketing rights to Mexican National Team games played in the United States; the marketing and promotion of the CONCACAF Gold Cup™, and marketing, promotional and broadcast rights to the prestigious eight-team Mexican club tournament - InterLiga™. SUM also manages promotional and marketing rights in the United States for Mexico's most popular sports team, Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas).
In addition, SUM created SuperLiga, the innovative professional tournament between MLS and Mexico's First Division clubs, as well as the Pan-Pacific Championship, an international soccer tournament that crowns the top club from the Pan Pacific region. In 2008, SUM entered into a long term partnership with FC Barcelona which includes tours of the legendary Spanish club. In early 2009, SUM announced the creation of the SUM Digital Network, the only soccer advertising network of its kind, covering all facets of the sport in the U.S., and which allows advertisers to reach millions of soccer fans via online advertising and sponsorships campaigns. These global properties are represented by SUM's slogan: One Sport. One Company.™ For more information, please visit www.SUMworld.com.
