{"id":19766,"date":"2021-02-09T17:09:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T21:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19766"},"modified":"2021-02-10T13:11:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T17:11:27","slug":"northern-ireland-to-play-the-usa-at-windsor-park-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19766","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland To Play The USA At Windsor Park In March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ni-v-usa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ni-v-usa.png 1000w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ni-v-usa-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ni-v-usa-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Northern Ireland will play the United States for the first time in a friendly at Windsor Park on March 28.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Baraclough\u2019s team will host the fixture in between two 2022 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Italy in Parma and then Bulgaria in Belfast.<\/p>\n<p>The Americans, coached by Gregg Berhalter and with Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic in their squad, face several competitive matches of their own later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The CONCACAF Nations League finals will be held in June, followed by the Gold Cup and then World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the USA beat Trinidad and Tobago 7-0 in a friendly in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Ireland, meanwhile, are aiming to start over after the double disappointment of missing out on at place at Euro 2020 following defeat to Slovakia in the play-offs and then also suffering relegation in the Nations League.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-19766\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19766&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-19766\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19766&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-19766\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19766&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=19766\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Ireland will play the United States for the first time in a friendly at Windsor Park on March 28. 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