Ireland to take on USA as part of World Cup winner's victory tour
The Ireland Women’s National Team will take on world champions USA in a friendly on August 3.
The game will be the first fixture of the USA's five-game victory tour and will be played in the Rose Bowl in Califonia.
The game will kick-off at 7pm local time (3am Irish time) on Saturday, August 3.
It will be the
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Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle scored the goals that won the United States their fourth World Cup, beating the Netherlands 2-0.
"It's a great opportunity for us to be asked to go over to play the USA," said Ireland captain Katie McCabe.
"It will be great preparation for us to test ourselves against the best in the world ahead of our European Championships campaign.
"Also, it will be good to get the squad back together after not having seen each other in a while.
"It will all help towards getting us ready for the game on September 3."
Ireland kick off their UEFA Women's European Championship qualifying with a home clash with Montenegro on Tuesday September 3.
The team is currently without a head coach after
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The rest of the fixtures on the USA's victory tour have yet to be confirmed.
