USA to play Brazil May 30 at FedExField

Jurgen Klinsmann's side continues to line up top teams for friendlies.

Feb 9, 2012 11:51:00 AM

By Allen Ramsey

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Michael Bradley, USA; Paolo Henrique Ganso, Robinho, Brazil (Getty Images)
The U.S. national team will host Brazil in a friendly on May 30 at FedExField in Landover, Md.

The match will be the team's second of the year against a world football power, with Jurgen Klinsmann side slated ot face off with Italy in Genoa on Feb. 29.

“When you talk about Brazil, you are speaking of one of the most gifted football playing nations in the world,” said U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann  to ussoccer.com. “It is our goal to be able to match up against teams like Brazil on a consistent basis, so this is an amazing opportunity.
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"FedExField is an awesome facility for soccer as we have seen from the games they have hosted, so we are excited to play our first game in the stadium.”

The USA has only one win in 16 matches against Brazil with the last meeting being a 2-0 win for the Brazilians in in 2010.

Th match will be only the third trip to Maryland for the U.S. national team, with the last one coming in 1997.

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