The United States will face Venezuela at Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium on June 9, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Thursday.
The match will serve as the U.S. team’s final preparation match ahead of the 2019 Gold Cup, and will also mark the first time the U.S. has played in Cincinnati.
Reports have also stated that the U.S. will play Jamaica at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. four days earlier, though no official announcement has been made.
Venezuela is coming off an impressive 3-1 victory over Argentina in Madrid last month.
“We are looking forward to having this opportunity heading into the Gold Cup,” U.S. head coach Gregg Berhalter said.
“Venezuela is in a period of emerging talent with their national teams. This generation of players reached the 2017 U20 World Cup final and has already produced an impressive result at the senior level by beating Argentina.
“Like us, they have been testing themselves against different types of opposition. When you add in the support that FC Cincinnati has developed and we expect to see, you couldn’t ask for a better preparation match.”
The U.S. will begin play in the Gold Cup nine days after the Venezuela friendly, starting with a match against Guyana on Tuesday, June 18 in Saint Paul, Minn.
Following that match, the U.S. moves east to face Trinidad & Tobago on Saturday, June 22 in Cleveland before closing group play against Panama on Wednesday, June 26 in Kansas City, Kan.
The final is scheduled for Chicago’s Soldier Field on July 7.