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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Crew and the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Thursday that the U.S. Women’s National Team will take on Uzbekistan in an international friendly at Lower.com Field.

The match is Saturday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m. and will be broadcasted on Fox and the Univision family of networks.

“We are excited to welcome the world champion U.S. Women’s National Team to Lower.com Field in April,” said Columbus Crew president and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko. “We are grateful for the opportunity to host U.S. Soccer for the third time in just six months and showcase the state-of-the-art facilities in Columbus.”

🗣 U-S-A@gyasinho & family are ready to see @USWNT at @LowerFieldCbus 🇺🇸#Crew96 | @USMNT pic.twitter.com/WFUqYpuU2k

— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) March 3, 2022

The match will be the first visit to Lower.com Field for the four-time World Cup champion and four-time Olympic gold medalists, and their 10th all-time match played in Columbus.

Lower.com Field recently hosted the U.S. Men’s National Team for World Cup qualifiers on Oct. 13 and Jan. 27.

Following the match at Lower.com Field, the USWNT and Uzbekistan will again meet April 12 at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Uzbekistan, which gained its independence and became a country in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, will be the 55^th different country the USA has played as women’s soccer continues to blossom around the globe. Uzbekistan is ranked 45th in the world and seventh in Asia.

Uzbekistan played in the Turkish Women’s Cup during the February FIFA window, defeating Lithuania 1-0, losing to Ukraine 2-0 and drawing with Venezuela, 0-0.

Presales for the matches will begin March 7 with the public sale beginning March 14. Dependent on remaining ticket availability, groups of 20 or more may order at ussoccer.com starting March 15.