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Top-ranked Argentina will play the United States in a friendly on 8 June at Giants Stadium near New York in what will be the final tuneup for both before FIFA World Cup 2010™ qualifying matches.
US Soccer announced Thursday that Argentina will visit East Rutherford, New Jersey for the final US men's friendly at the former FIFA World Cup venue, which is being replaced by a new Meadowlands stadium.
Argentina is 6-2 against the US men, who last beat their South American rivals 1-0 in Washington in 1999.
The Argentine squad ranks second in South American qualifying for the 2010 finals with a 3-1 record. It will return home for a qualifier June 14 against Colombia and visit Brazil three days later to face their arch-rivals.
The US team will open South Africa 2010 qualifying in 15 June in Los Angeles against Barbados in the first leg of a home and home series that concludes on the Caribbean island 21 or 22 June.
US tuneups for those matches include playing England at London on 28 May and Spain at Santander on 4 June before meeting Argentina.
"Argentina is clearly one of the best teams in the world and playing against an opponent of that caliber is a great opportunity for our team," US coach Bob Bradley said.
"We have put together a very good schedule to help us prepare for World Cup qualifying. We expect a good crowd at Giants Stadium and we are looking forward to an exciting atmosphere."
The US men beat Poland 3-0 Wednesday in Krakow.