US Men vs Denmark Live On Wednesday

The United States Men’s National Team will close out an impressive 2009 schedule when they face fellow 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Denmark on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Aarhus, Denmark. Kickoff at NRGi Park is set for 8:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. CT), and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN Classic at 1:25 p.m. CT, before being simulcast on ESPN2 following the completion of the Greece-Ukraine World Cup qualifying playoff. Fans can also follow the match live via ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker and at www.twitter.com/ussoccer.

The U.S. and Denmark have met five times in their history – never on Danish soil – and the teams have split the spoils with an even 1-1-3 record. In the teams’ last meeting on Jan. 20, 2007, at The Home Depot Center, Jonathan Bornstein scored in his national team debut, netting the game-winner in helping the U.S. to a 3-1 victory. The match was also the first under Bradley, beginning his record-setting run of becoming the first coach in U.S. history to win his first three games in charge.

WORLD CUP PREP: Following last Saturday’s games, there are only two international fixture dates between now and the selection of the FIFA World Cup rosters: Nov. 18, 2009 and March 3, 2010. As such, the two matches during this international break present invaluable opportunities for players to state their cases for inclusion in the 23-man group that will head to South Africa, as well as continue to hone the work done during the past three years. With games against Slovakia and Denmark, the U.S. is one of only five teams – including Denmark, Korea Republic, Netherlands and Paraguay – that will have the opportunity to face two 2010 World Cup finalists on the last two international fixture dates of the year.