The United States women’s national team will play China on Dec. 13 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The match (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2) will be the ninth of 10 World Cup victory tour matches for the U.S. women.
New Orleans will host the United States’ final victory tour match on Dec. 16, also against China. The U.S. women are 33-8-13 all-time against China, their most frequent opponent.
The U.S. women tied Brazil, 1-1 on Wednesday in Seattle. Carli Lloyd’s 85th-minute equalizer for the U.S. extended an 11-year home unbeaten streak to 101 matches. The two teams meet again on Sunday in Orlando.
The rest of the U.S. World Cup victory tour is as follows:
2015 U.S. WNT VICTORY TOUR SCHEDULE:
Date | Opponent | Kickoff / TV | Venue |
Oct. 25 | Brazil | 2:30 p.m. ET / FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO | Orlando Citrus Bowl; Orlando, Fla. |
Dec. 6 | T&T | 8 p.m. EST / FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO | Aloha Stadium; Honolulu |
Dec. 10 | T&T | 9 p.m. ET / ESPN2, WatchESPN | Alamodome; San Antonio |
Dec. 13 | China PR | 7 p.m. ET / ESPN2, WatchESPN | Univ. of Phoenix Stadium; Glendale, Ariz. |
Dec. 16 | China PR | 8 p.m. ET / FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO | Mercedes-Benz Superdome; New Orleans |
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