Mexico, U.S. national teams to play soccer at Nissan Stadium on Sept. 11

The United States men's soccer team will play Mexico at Nissan Stadium on Sept. 11.

The international match was first reported on Tennessean.com on Wednesday; U.S. Soccer confirmed the date through a press release distributed by the Titans on Thursday afternoon.

"Without question, the greatest soccer rivalry in this region of the world is the United States versus Mexico,” said Bob Flynn, Titans VP of Facilities and Game Day Operations. “The number of venues who have hosted this matchup over the last decade is very limited, so we are excited to bring this game to Nashville for fans to experience the intensity and passion of this contest. Hosting successful games at Nissan Stadium for both of these national teams in previous years has culminated in this game coming together."

The United States national teams have played at Nissan Stadium five times sine 2006, most recently playing Panama to a 1-1 tie in the Gold Cup on July 8, 2017, in front of 47,622.

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The game will start at 7:30 p.m. and be shown on ESPN, UniMas and UDN. The two national teams are hopeful the game catches the eye of a worldwide audience as the United States and Mexico are jointly bidding to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The U.S. and Mexico have played 67 times in a series that dates back to 1937. Mexico hold a 38-18-15 edge in the series. However, the U.S. has a 13-7-6 record against Mexico since 1999.

Ticket information will be released at a future date.

This is the second major soccer announcement and third major sports announcement to impact Music City this week.

On Monday, The Tennessean first reported that former Ian Ayre, the former CEO of the Liverpool Football Club, is the new CEO of Nashville's Major League Soccer franchise which is expected to begin play in 2020.

More: Ian Ayre: 'Cannot wait to get started' as CEO of Nashville MLS team

On Wednesday, the National Football League announced that Nashville would host the 2019 draft next April.

And all of this comes on the announcement that the CONCACAF Gold Cup will return to Nissan Stadium in 2019.

More: CONCACAF Gold Cup set to return to Nissan Stadium

The U.S. soccer team, which did not qualify for the 2018 World Cup, will face Brazil in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sept. 7.

The Sept. 11 date is a Tuesday and would come five days before the Titans play their regular-season home opener against Houston on Sept. 16. The Titans open the season on the road on Sept. 9 at Miami.

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