ST PAUL, Minn. — U.S. women's coach Emma Hayes will make her debut with the national team this summer with a pair of friendly matches, including one on June 4 at Allianz Field.
Both matches will be against South Korea, the first on June 1 in Commerce City, Colorado, followed by a stop in St. Paul three days later.
They will be the first games played under Hayes, who was named head coach of the United States last November.
Hayes is finishing out the season as coach of Chelsea in the Women's Super League.
“It will be exciting for everyone to have Emma [Hayes] on board for the June games,” said U.S. interim head coach Twila Kilgore, who will join Hayes’ staff as an assistant coach upon her arrival in the USA. “We need as many quality games as we can get heading into the Olympics and Korea Republic will provide good tests. While we will be watching every game our players play in their club environments over the next three months, the matches in Colorado and Minnesota are the final international matches before the Olympic Team is chosen, so they will carry that extra edge.”
The United States will play two additional matches on home soil before heading to this summer's Olympics in France. Those games have not yet been announced.
South Korea did not qualify for the Paris Games but has played in the Women's World Cup four times, including last summer's tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
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