Overview

• Multiple outlets report the USSF is finalizing a March friendly with Portugal, with Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium viewed as the likely venue.
• Sources say a second exhibition against Belgium is being pursued for the same FIFA window, with Atlanta or the Washington, D.C., area under consideration.
• Both proposed matches hinge on Portugal and Belgium securing direct World Cup qualification and not entering March intercontinental playoffs.
• A Portugal date in Atlanta could coincide with the spring opening of U.S. Soccer’s training facility in nearby Fayetteville, funded in part by Arthur Blank.
• If held, the game would mark Cristiano Ronaldo’s first U.S. appearance since 2014, and it would come in the last window before teams submit 26-player World Cup rosters.