Alabama’s Reyna Reyes, Mexico Women’s National Team To Play Team USA
6/30/2021 1:03:00 PM | Soccer
The pair of friendlies against the U.S. will mark the fourth time Reyes has been selected by the Mexican National Team for international matches
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama's Reyna Reyes will return to the pitch for the Mexican Women's National Soccer Team as it prepares for a pair of matches against the United States. Both matches will take place at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn., with the first game kicking off at 6:30 p.m. CT on July 1 and the second game kicking off at 4 p.m. CT on July 5.
FS1 and TUDN will broadcast the first meeting between the two teams on July 1, while ESPN, TUDN.com and the TUDN App will broadcast the July 5 game.
The Alabama Junior
- Reyes will compete in her fourth round of friendlies this year with the Mexican National Team
- After being called up for the senior camp in January, Reyes was selected for a pair of matches against Costa Rica, a European tour against Slovakia and Spain and a match against Olympic host Japan
- Reyes made her first appearance with the national team in a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica on Feb. 23, before earning her first international start at the senior level against Slovakia on April 10
Against the U.S.
- Mexico will face the top team in the world, the United States, in a pair of friendlies
- The two teams will go head-to-head for their 40th and 41st all-time meeting
- The last meeting between the two teams was at the Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament last year
- The U.S. won that game 4-0 to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics
- The matches against Mexico will be the last two games for the United States before the Olympics
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