USMNT to play Brazil in a second Copa America tune up match in Orlando just 11 days before starting their group stage journey against Bolivia

The USMNT has confirmed a second match for its Copa America trip – with the announcement that the team will play Brazil just over a week before they play in the group stages.

The team travels to Orlando, Florida to take on Brazil at Camping World Stadium on June 12, just eleven days before their opening match.

The news of this comes just a few days after it was confirmed that the team will face Colombia at FedEx Field in suburban Washington, DC.

That match will take place four days prior to the match against Brazil.

This match against Brazil marks the first time the Americans have played the Seleção since a 2-0 loss at MetLife Stadium in the New York metro area in 2018.

It is a possible preparation for the Copa America knockouts and the country’s first match since 2018

They have played just once in the Copa America in 1995, where Brazil won the semi-finals

Brazil has an all-time record of 18-0-1 against the United States – with the only defeat coming in the semifinals of the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Since then, the Brazilians have gone on an 11-match winning streak over the Americans, having played four friendlies since 2010.

This match could prove to be more of a test for the United States than usual depending on how they do in their group stage.

Brazil is in Group D and is the heavy favorite to win a group of Colombia, Paraguay and the winner of a play-off between Costa Rica and Honduras.

Meanwhile, the USMNT are on paper the favorites to win a group of Uruguay, Panama and Bolivia.

But if the United States advances from their group – but fails to win it – they will face the winners of Group D in the knockouts. Most likely, that means they will play Brazil.

The US and Brazil have met only once in the Copa America – in the semi-finals of the 1995 tournament, where they lost on an Aldair goal in the 13th minute.