The U.S. Women's National Team celebrate winning the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Photo Credit: U.S. Soccer

U.S. Soccer News: U.S. Women’s National Team Fan Tribute Tour to Make Stops in Portland and Glendale

2012 Olympic Gold Medal Winners Will Host Two Matches Against Ireland

U.S. Soccer has added has added two more matches to the U.S. Women's National Team’s Fan Tribute Tour, presented by Panasonic, with games against Ireland on November 28 in Portland, Ore., and December 1 in Glendale, Ariz.

The 2012 London Olympics gold medalists will host their sixth leg of the tour in Portland at JELD-WEN Field, the home of Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers, and then face Ireland at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

Kickoff for the November 28 match in Portland is 7:00 p.m. PT and the December 1 game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. MT. Ticket information for the game at JELD-WEN Field will be announced shortly. Fans can follow all U.S. WNT matches through ussoccer.com's Match Tracker and via Twitter @ussoccer_wnt.

The USA is 8-0-0 all-time against Ireland, with its most recent meeting resulting in a 2-0 win on September 20, 2008, at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. Five of the USA's previous matches against Ireland came on tours after winning Olympic gold medals – two games in 2004 and three in 2008. During the second match in 2004, played in Houston, the two teams were tied 0-0 at halftime before Abby Wambach scored five consecutive goals in the second half to tie a U.S. record for most goals in a game as the USA won 5-0.

The U.S. WNT's next stop on the Fan Tribute Tour will be at Toyota Park as the USA prepares for two October matches against Germany. The top-ranked U.S. hosts FIFA No. 2-ranked Germany at 5:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, October 20, at the home of MLS club Chicago Fire (TICKETS). On Tuesday, October 23, the USA and Germany square off again at 7:30 p.m. ET at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. (TICKETS). More than 13,000 tickets have already been sold for each game.

The USA is 3-0 so far on its Fan Tribute Tour, opening with an 8-0 victory against Costa Rica on September 1 at a sold-out Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, N.Y., the hometown of star striker Abby Wambach. The U.S. then won back-to-back matches against Australia – a 2-1 victory on September 16 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., followed by a 6-2 win on September 19 at sold-out Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., in Pia Sundhage's final game as U.S. WNT head coach.

The U.S. won its third straight gold medal (and fourth gold medal overall) at the 2012 London Olympics. The USA went undefeated at 6-0-0 for the first time at an Olympic tournament, which included a thrilling come-from-behind overtime victory in the semifinal against Canada on August 6 and Carli Lloyd's two-goal performance to lead the U.S. to a 2-1 win against 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup champion Japan in the gold medal match on August 9.

Tickets for the December 1 match go on sale to the public Friday, October 12, at 10:00 a.m. Arizona Time through ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers throughout metropolitan Phoenix (including Fry's Marketplace), as well as the University of Phoenix Stadium ticket office (open Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.). Groups of 20 or more can obtain an order form at ussoccer.com or call 312-528-1290. Ultimate Fan Tickets (special VIP packages which include a premium ticket, a custom made official U.S. national team jersey with name and number, VIP access to the field before and after the game, and other unique benefits) are also available exclusively through ussoccer.com.

As a sponsor of U.S. Soccer, Visa® is pleased to offer all Visa cardholders access to an advance ticket sale for this match before the sale to the general public. This advance sale starts Thursday, October 11, at 10:00 a.m. Arizona Time and runs until Friday, October 12, at 8:00 a.m. Arizona Time at ussoccer.com. Visa will be the only payment method accepted through the Visa presale and is the preferred card of U.S. Soccer. Terms and conditions apply.

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