OK, this was in my inbox from ussoccerfan.com CHICAGO (Saturday, February 22, 2003) - U.S. Soccer President Dr. S. Robert Contiguglia confirmed late Friday evening after meeting with representatives from the Japanese Football Association that the U.S. Men's National Team and Japan will play on March 29 in Seattle. The game was originally announced in December and will take place at Seattle Seahawks Stadium live on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. PT. Continue: http://www.ussoccer.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=28281 Ticket Information: http://www.ussoccer.com/tickets/default.sps
"We cancelled the tour perhaps without consulting the U.S. officials sufficiently. But if there is a risk of war or a terrorist attack, we will think about it again." The renewed decision to make the trip comes less than 24 hours after JFA general secretary Takeo Hirata left for Los Angeles for clear-the-air talks with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=258759&cc=5901