Here are the matches that the 32 World Cup teams will be using to tune their tactics and make the final squad decisions before the big show. Mexico is apparently from the “more is better” school of match scheduling. They are playing constantly throughout May and early June. Argentina, as far as published friendlies go, looks to be opting for training camp over match fitness, with only early home matches with Haiti and Canada. Giving themselves more time to soak up the coaching brilliance of Diego, no doubt.
If you’re going to be in any of the host countries for these dates, get yourself some pre-World Cup friendly tickets. It’s not quite a trip to the finals themselves, but it’s a lot cheaper and a much shorter trip.
Even with the best laid plans, things change, as the South Africa coaching staff (and anyone traveling to Europe last month) can tell you. As these dates get closer, we’ll update any cancellations or last-minute additions, and add the scores here, so check back to get a preview of who’s going into the World Cup on form, and who is stumbling before the party even starts.
Wednesday, May 5th: Argentina v. Haiti
Friday, May 7th: Mexico v. Ecuador
Monday, May 10th: Mexico v. Senegal
Thursday, May 13th:
Mexico v. Angola
Germany v. Malta
Saturday, May 15th: Paraguay v. North Korea
Sunday, May 16th:
Mexico v. Chile
South Korea v. Ecuador
Monday, May 24th:
Australia v. New Zealand
Japan v. South Korea
Portugal v. Cape Verde Islands
Argentina v. Canada
England v. Mexico
Tuesday, May 25th:
Georgia v. Cameroon
Greece v. North Korea
Ireland v. Paraguay
United States v. Czech Republic
Wednesday, May 26th:
Uruguay v. Israel
Netherlands v. Mexico
France v. Costa Rica
Thursday, May 27th:
South Africa v. Colombia
Denmark v. Senegal
Friday, May 28th:
Ireland v. Algeria
Paraguay v. Ivory Coast
Saturday, May 29th:
Spain v. Saudi Arabia
New Zealand v. Serbia
Sunday, May 30th:
Belarus v. North Korea
Nigeria v. Colombia
Chile v. Northern Ireland
Japan v. England
Tunisia v. France
Tuesday, June 1st:
Portugal v. Cameroon
Australia v. Denmark
Netherlands v. Ghana
Wednesday, June 2nd:
Azerbaijan v. Honduras
Greece v. Paraguay
Poland v. Serbia
Thursday, June 3rd:
Italy v. Mexico
Germany v. Bosnia-Herzegovina
Spain v. South Korea
Friday, June 4th:
France v. China
Japan v. Ivory Coast
Slovenia v. New Zealand
Saturday, June 5th:
Algeria v. United Arab Emirates
Netherlands v. Hungary
Romania v. Honduras
Serbia v. Cameroon
Slovakia v. Costa Rica
South Africa v. Denmark
United States v. Australia
Ghana v. Latvia
Switzerland v. Italy
Tuesday, June 8th:
Portugal v. Mozambique
Spain v. Poland
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