International Friendlies this Weekend

The US National Team will face fellow 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Slovakia on Saturday, Nov.14 in Bratislava. This game will be televised live on Fox Soccer Channel at 7 AM, so set your damn Tivo. This is an important international friendly match in preparations for the 2010 World Cup. The US will be short some stars as the MLS playoffs are in full swing this weekend, most notably Landon Donovan and Brian Ching. Slovakia finished at the top of a tough qualifying group that included Czech Republic and this will be the nations first World Cup.

Four days after the Slovakia encounter, the U.S. will face fellow 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Denmark on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in Aarhus. Kickoff at NRGi Park in Aarhus is set for 8:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. PT), and television details will be announced in the near future.

Brazil takes on England Saturday, Nov. 14th at 9AM on Fox Soccer Channel, so clear some room on the tivo and catch two great games this Saturday.