Mallory Pugh and the U.S. women will meet up with Mexico twice in April. (Andy Mead/YCJ Photo)

CHICAGO – The U.S. women’s national team will face Mexico twice in April.

The two rivals will play at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. Thursday, April 5 (7 p.m. ET; FS1). The previously announced second leg will take place at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston Sunday, April 8 (1:30 ET; FOX).

The matches will be previews of a possible meeting in CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifying this fall.

The match will mark the third visit to Jacksonville for the American women, who first played there when the stadium was named Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in a 2-1 loss to Norway in 1996. Most recently at EverBank Field, the USWNT earned a 4-1 triumph over Scotland in February 2013. The venue is the home of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, which are owned by Shahid Khan, the owner of the Fulham Football Club in London.

Tickets for the game in Jacksonville go on sale to the public Friday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. ET through ussoccer.com and by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Groups of 20 or more can order at ussoccer.com.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.