CLEVELAND — The United States Women’s National Team announced this week that two of its four upcoming matches will be played in Ohio.
The four contests will be National Team legend Carli Lloyd’s last. The 39-year-old midfielder announced her retirement earlier this month after leading the U.S. to a bronze medal at the Tokyo Games. She has scored 128 goals in 312 caps for the National Team. Lloyd, a member of the National Team since 2005, is second for most caps with the team and fourth in goals.
The first of the four matches will be at Cleveland’s FirstEnergy Stadium on Sept. 16 versus Paraguay. The two teams will travel across the state and face each other in Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium on Sept. 21. Tickets go on sale to the public Aug. 27 for both matches.
The U.S. currently is ranked No. 1 in the world. Paraguay is ranked No. 50.
The U.S. Women’s National Team last visited Cleveland on June 12, 2018 and defeated China PR 2-1. The match was attended by 12,335 fans.
“The work never stops and every game we play has meaning,” said head coach Vlatko Andonovski. “These games are important to welcome back our Olympic Team to play in front of our home fans, but they are also the first steps towards 2023 World Cup qualifying. We all know we have to be at the top of our game to win at the highest levels and the dedication of the entire group to that pursuit will never change.”
