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U.S. men’s soccer team will play Senegal in a friendly in Charlotte

The other preparatory matches are against Belgium, Portugal and Germany.
The match against Senegal will be the third of four for the U.S. before it begins its World Cup against Paraguay on June 12 in Los Angeles. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
The match against Senegal will be the third of four for the U.S. before it begins its World Cup against Paraguay on June 12 in Los Angeles. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
Doug Roberson
By Doug Roberson

The U.S. men’s soccer team has scheduled another tough friendly as part of its World Cup preparations, playing Senegal on May 31 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Senegal, No. 19 in FIFA’s rankings, was placed in Group I in next year’s World Cup. Senegal features winger Sadio Mane, Idrissa Gueye and Kalidou Koulibaly.

The U.S. has never played Senegal. The match is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on TBS, HBO, Max, Universo and Peacock.

The match against Senegal will be the third of four for the U.S. before it begins its World Cup against Paraguay on June 12 in Los Angeles.