Mexico will play match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in September

July 18, 2023

The Mexican men’s national team is coming back to Atlanta.

Mexico, which recently won the Gold Cup, will host Uzbekistan on Sept. 12 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It will be Mexico’s fourth time playing in Mercedes-Benz Stadium and its first meeting with Uzbekistan.

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The match is scheduled during a FIFA window, so both sides should field strong squads.

The match is one of four that Mexico will play in the U.S. It will play Australia on Sept. 9 in Arlington, Texas, Ghana on Oct. 14 at a site to be announced, and Germany in Philadelphia on Oct. 17.

Tickets for the September matches will go on sale July 25.

Mexico is 6-1-2 in Atlanta, dating to 2009 when it defeated Venezuela at the Georgia Dome.

Mexico’s history playing games in Atlanta:

It defeated Venezuela 4-0, with more than 51,000 tickets sold or distributed, in 2009.
It defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0, with more than 50,000 tickets sold or distributed, in 2011.
It defeated Trinidad and Tobago 1-0, with more than 54,000 tickets sold or distributed, in the 2013 Gold Cup.
It tied Nigeria 0-0, with an Atlanta record of 68,212 tickets sold or distributed, in 2014.
Mexico broke that record in 2015 with 70,511 tickets sold or distributed for a 2-1 win over Panama in the semifinals of the Gold Cup. That game was a doubleheader, with the Americans losing to Jamaica 2-1 in the other semifinal.
In 2016, it defeated Paraguay 2-0 in a friendly, with 63,049 tickets sold and distributed.
In 2019, it defeated Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly, with 51,834 tickets sold and distributed.
In 2021, it defeated Honduras in a friendly, with an announced attendance of 70,072.
In 2022, it was beaten by Paraguay 1-0 in a friendly, with an announced attendance of more than 50,000.

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