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USA to face team that shocked England this year in pre-World Cup friendly

  • The United States men's national team has confirmed its final friendly matches ahead of next year’s World Cup.
  • The USMNT will play Senegal in North Carolina on May 31, who picked up a shock 3-1 friendly win against England earlier this year.
  • The friendly against 19th-ranked Senegal marks the first encounter between the two nations and is expected to provide a significant test.
  • USA’s World Cup Group D campaign begins on 12 June against Paraguay, followed by Australia on 19 June, and a playoff winner on 25 June.
  • Senegal, winners of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and 2022 World Cup knockout participants, will begin their Group I fixtures against France on 16 June.

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USA confirms pre-World Cup friendly opponents including team they’ve never played before

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