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US to wrap victory tour against China in New Orleans

The U.S. women will play China on Dec. 16 in the Superdome in New Orleans. (Photo Copyright Erica McCaulley for The Equalizer)

The U.S. women will play China on Dec. 16 in the Superdome in New Orleans. (Photo Copyright Erica McCaulley for The Equalizer)

New Orleans will play host to the United States women’s national team’s final match on its 10-game World Cup victory tour on Dec. 16, when the U.S. women will play China at the Superdome.

The three matches which will precede that Dec. 16 game will be announced at a later date, according to U.S. Soccer.

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The U.S. women will play Brazil on Oct. 21 in Seattle and again on Oct. 25 in Orlando in the next two matches on the victory tour. After defeating Haiti twice last month in two games which were supposed to be against Australia before the Matildas went on strike, the U.S. women are now riding a 100-game home unbeaten streak dating back to Nov. 6, 2004.

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China is the second-most common opponent for the United States; the two teams have played 54 times in what was once a fierce rivalry. The United States is 33-8-13 all-time against China, who lost to the U.S. in the 1999 World Cup final.

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The Dec. 16 match will be broadcast live on FS1 at 8 p.m. ET.

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