PARIS (AP) — France is planning to play the United States in an exhibition on June 9 at Lyon as part of its preparations for the World Cup.
The French Football Federation announced the match on Thursday. The U.S. Soccer Federation said the game was in the planning stages but a contract had not been signed. The U.S. will miss the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
France, runner-up at last year’s European Championship, said it will play Colombia at Saint-Denis on March 23, then travel to Russia to face the World Cup hosts four days later.