U.S. To Play Sweden

The United States men will begin their World Cup preparation with an exhibition soccer game against Sweden on Jan. 24 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.

The Americans already had been scheduled to play Cuba (Feb. 1) and Costa Rica (Feb. 7) in the CONCACAF Gold Cup at Oakland, Calif. The Gold Cup, played every two years, is the championship of soccer’s North and Central American and Caribbean region.

The U.S. opens the World Cup against Germany on June 15 at Paris.