Negotiations between the sport's national governing body, the U.S. Soccer Federation, and D.C. United, which owns Audi Field, are ongoing and nearing completion, said the person, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter. Two people familiar with the matter said. .
The women's team's visit comes about five weeks after the U.S. men's team played a pre-Copa America friendly against Colombia on June 8 at Washington Commanders Stadium in Landover. According to organizers, more than 35,000 tickets were sold for the match.
The last time the U.S. women played at Audi Field was in September 2022, when they defeated Nigeria 2-1 in a friendly that drew a crowd of 18,869. She has a 14-1-0 record in the D.C. area, losing to France at RFK Stadium in March 2017.
This summer's games will be the culmination of the nation's Olympic preparations, which began last fall under interim coach Twyla Kilgore and will be taken over by coach Emma Hayes in June. Hayes will take up the role after completing his spell at English club Chelsea.
Kilgore's final two games before he takes over as Hayes' assistant will be in the SheBelieves Cup, against Japan in Atlanta on Saturday and either Canada or Brazil in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.
Hayes' first games will be against South Korea on June 1st in Commerce City, Colorado outside of Denver, and June 4th in St. Paul, Minnesota. She will then finalize the 18-man roster and alternates.
The U.S. program won the most Olympic gold medals and finished second once, but lost in the quarterfinals in 2016 and in the semifinals in 2021. The U.S. will play a Group B match in 2016, as the games spread across France and culminate at Parc des Princes in Paris. Southern cities Nice and Marseille (twice).
