NEW YORK (Wednesday, February 1, 2012) – The Mexican National Team will head to the New York region for their third stop of the 2012 U.S. Tour, the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), together with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), announced today. Mexico will face Wales in a match presented by Visa on Sunday, May 27 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ at 3:00 p.m. ET. The two national teams are expected to field their top squads as the matches will be played during FIFA dates.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, February 6 at 11:00 a.m. ET. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol invites fans to use their Visa cards.

This year marks the beginning of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying matches for Mexico, as “El Tri” looks to secure a spot in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Under the direction of Jose Manuel de la Torre, Mexico will use the tour match as preparation for its qualifiers on June 8 against Guyana and June 12 against El Salvador. 

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