• May 13th, 2010

Tickets Sold out for Mexico-Angola

Tickets sold out for Tonight’s Mexican National Team’s pre-World Cup match at Houston’s Reliant Stadium
Organizers urge fans to arrive early to enjoy Futbol Fiesta

HOUSTON (Thursday, May 13, 2010) – Houston’s Reliant Stadium has sold out for tonight’s international soccer match featuring the World Cup-bound Mexican National Team against the African nation of Angola, (8 p.m. CT). More than 70,000 fans are expected to attend the game in Houston, in what will be the third consecutive sell-out in “El Tri’s” May U.S. Tour.

Presented by Degree Men, the match in Houston is the last U.S. stop for El Tri prior to heading to South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Leading up to tonight’s event, Mexico inaugurated a sold-out New Meadowlands Stadium in the New York metropolitan area against Ecuador on May 7, and then traveled to Chicago on May 10 were they faced Senegal in front of a sold-out crowd at Soldier Field.

Fans attending the game in Houston are urged to arrive at the stadium early to avoid traffic and long lines, and enjoy Futbol Fiesta, an interactive fan zone of more 120,000 sq. ft. featuring live entertainment, autograph sessions by legendary Mexican players, sponsor booths and giveaways.

Futbol Fiesta will open at 4 p.m. CT in the Blue Lot, just outside of the stadium on the south end. The Blue Lot opens at 3 p.m. CT and all other stadium parking lots open at 4 p.m. CT.

Reminder: This is a sold out event. Tickets will not be available at the stadium box office.

The complete 2010 U.S. Tour schedule follows below:

Date Opponent City Stadium Time (ET)/Result & Attendance
Feb. 24 Bolivia San Francisco, CA Candlestick Park 5-0 W / 34,244
Mar. 3 New Zealand Los Angeles, CA Rose Bowl 2-0 W / 90,526
Mar. 24 Iceland Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium 0-0 T / 63,227
May 7 Ecuador New York, NY New Meadowlands Stadium 0-0 T / 77,507
May 10 Senegal Chicago, IL Soldier Field 1-0 W / 60, 610
May 13 Angola Houston, TX Reliant Stadium 9 p.m., presented by Degree Men

Returning for the Mexican National Team’s 2010 U.S. Tour as sponsors are adidas, Allstate, AT&T, Bud Light, Coca-Cola, Degree Men, Jose Cuervo, Makita, NAPA Auto Parts, The Home Depot, and Visa, while welcoming in new partners Barcel, Bimbo, Cacique and Wrigley’s Extra gum.

For accreditation information, please contact Irene Gutierrez at Irene.gutierrez@mlsnet.com. Any further media inquiries may be directed to the Tour Press Office, Gabe Gabor gabe.gabor@mlsnet.com.

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