USA women to face Canada at Pizza Hut Park on May 12
U.S. women to wear special Nike pink jerseys during Mother's Day weekend match in support of Breast Cancer Awareness
In a game that will be played on the day before Mother's Day, the U.S. Women's National Team will wear unique Nike pink jerseys to support and promote Breast Cancer Awareness, marking the first-time the U.S. Women's National Team has ever worn a special edition jersey.
The contest brings the U.S. women back to Texas for the first time since October of 2004 when the Americans defeated Ireland, 5-0, at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The U.S. women haven't played in the Dallas area since 2003 when they defeated Mexico, 3-1, at the Cotton Bowl, and this will be the first trip for the U.S. women to Pizza Hut Park, home to FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. The game on May 12th will be used as a preparation game for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, which will be staged from Sept. 10-30 at five venues in China.
FC Dallas season ticket holders and FCD Hoops Nation members will have a special pre-sale opportunity to purchase tickets to the U.S. Women's game tomorrow, Wed., Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets for the general public will go on sale on Fri., Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. CT through fcdallas.net, ussoccer.com, at all Dallas-Ft. Worth area Ticketmaster outlets or by phone at 214-373-8000. Groups of 15 or more are eligible for discounted tickets in certain section which can be purchased by calling the FC Dallas office at 888-FCD-GOAL (888-323-4265). Ticket prices are $18, $25, $32, $42, $55, $80, and $125 for field-side seats.
The match will mark the 39th meeting between the two teams, tying Norway for the most games played against an opponent in U.S. Women's National Team history. The USA and Canada met three times in 2006 with the USA winning all three games, two in tournament finals, but all in tightly contested matches. The USA won 2-0 on July 30 in Cary, N.C., downed Canada, 1-0, on Nov. 4 in the Peace Queen Cup Final in Seoul, South Korea, and then beat the Maples Leafs, 2-1, in the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Final at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., on Nov. 26 in the final match of the year.
Canada is ranked 11th in the most recent FIFA world rankings and under head coach Even Pellerud has shown its ability to compete with any team in the world. Canada played 17 matches in 2006 and lost just three, all to the USA. Canada's best player is two-time Hermann Trophy award winner Christine Sinclair from the University of Portland, who led the Pilots to the NCAA championship in 2005 with an amazing 39 goals.
U.S. Men's National Team vs. Guatemala - March 28, Pizza Hut Park
The U.S. men's game versus Guatemala March 28 at Pizza Hut Park will be the 18th meeting all-time between the nations. Guatemala won the first four meetings between the two nations between 1977 and 1988, but since the teams' second meeting in 1988 the U.S. has a 9-0-4 record including a 4-0-4 mark in World Cup qualifying. The U.S. has also never lost to Guatemala on home soil. Most recently, the U.S. trounced the Central American side 4-0 on a frigid afternoon on Feb. 19, 2006, at Pizza Hut Park.
Overall, the U.S. men have a 7-2-5 record in the State of Texas and a 6-1-4 mark in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area. The U.S. is unbeaten in the Lone Star State in their last 12 matches, with the most recent loss coming to Ecuador on June 10, 1988, in Houston.
Tickets are still available and can be purchased through fcdallas.net, ussoccer.com, or any Tickemaster outlet. Groups of 15 or more can purchase tickets by calling the FC Dallas office at 888-FCD-GOAL (888-323-4625). Ticket prices are $18, $25, $32, $42, $55, $80 and $125 for field-side seats.
The United States men are preparing for two major championships next summer: the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the regional North American, Carribean and Central American tournament, from June 6-24 in several cities across the United States; and the 2007 Copa America, the 12-team regional championship of South America, from June 26 to July 15 in nine cities across Venezuela.
