The United States Men’s National Team has one international window left before they head to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup, and it looks like they will begin with a quality opponent who will also be in the tournament. Today, the Japanese Federation announced that Japan will play the USMNT in a friendly on September 23rd. The kickoff time and venue are not announced, but Japan says that the match will take place somewhere in Europe.
The USMNT have only played Japan, ranked 23rd in the world, only twice before. The most recent was a 3-2 victory in a domestic friendly back in November 2006.