Mauricio Pochettino has stressed that the U.S. men’s national team needs to be at its best when it heads into the World Cup next summer, and they’ll get a chance see where the club is at just a few months before when they face one of the best teams in the world.

The United States Soccer Federation will soon announce a friendly between the USMNT and a Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal team in March at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in March, The Athletic reported.

The match will mark the first time Ronaldo has played in the United States since Aug. 2, 2014 — an exhibition match for Real Madrid against Manchester United at Michigan Stadium.

Cristiano Ronaldo is pictured during a Nov. 13 match. AP

The soccer superstar has played for Portugal in the U.S. since that same year when it faced

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