FOX Sports Rings in Independence Day Weekend With U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Guatemala
FOX Sports’ Summer of Soccer continues Friday, July 3, as the U.S. Men’s National Team faces Guatemala in their final tune-up before the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament, a match that kicks off an Independence Day Weekend sparkling with U.S. Soccer. Coverage begins at 6:30 PM ET on FOX Sports 1.
The USMNT looks to extend its three-game winning streak, which includes a pair of huge international road victories in early June. The USMNT topped the Netherlands, 4-3, in exciting comeback fashion, before shocking defending World Cup champion Germany, 2-1. John Strong calls the U.S. vs. Guatemala match alongside analyst Brian Dunseth and sideline reporter Katie Witham live from Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Rob Stone anchors pregame, halftime and postgame coverage with analysts Brad Friedel, Alexi Lalas and Eric Wynalda from FOX Sports’ FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2015™ studio in Vancouver’s iconic Jack Poole Plaza.
The friendly is the first game in a patriotic holiday weekend brimming with international soccer action across the FOX Sports family of networks. The U.S. Women’s National Team plays in either the FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2015™ final on Sunday, July 5 (6:00 PM ET on FOX) or third-place match on Saturday, July 4 (3:00 PM ET on FOX). The USWNT takes on Germany in the tournament semifinals Tuesday, June 30 (6:00 PM ET) on local FOX stations.