FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2018 Soccer Superstar Neymar Coming to the U.S. as Brazil takes on El Salvador at FedExField Five-time World Cup champion Brazil brings a superstar lineup to face El Salvador on September 11 WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. ET *Tickets on sale via Ticketmaster.com WHERE: FedExField 1600 Fedex Way Landover, Md. 20785 WHY: More than five weeks after Real Madrid took down Juventus 3-1 at FedExField, world-class soccer action returns to the nation’s capital when Brazil takes on El Salvador. Led by Neymar and some of Brazil's biggest superstars including Casemiro, Firmino, Willian and goalkeeper Alisson, the South American giants will be looking to bounce back following its disappointing loss to Belgium in the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup. Head coach Carlos de los Cobos is bringing an A-class roster to FedExField. De los Cobos recently returned to the national team after guiding Los Cuscatlecos from 2006-2009. BACKGROUND: Brazil squad to face El Salvador: Alisson (Liverpool), Neto (Juventus), Hugo (Flamengo), Fagner (Corinthians), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Fabinho (Liverpool), Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid), Dede (Cruzeiro), Filipe (Porto), Marquinhos (Paris Saint- Germain), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fred (Manchester United), Arthur (FC Barcelona), Andreas Pereira (Manchester United), Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo), Phillipe Coutinho (FC Barcelona), Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan), Willian (Chelsea), Douglas Costa (Juventus), Everton (Gremio), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Pedro (Fluminense). The South American team’s accomplishments in football are unprecedented, garnering five World Cup titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002), eight Copa America championships (the last in 2007), two Pan American championships (1952 and 1956), and four Confederations Cup titles (1997, 2005, 2009 and 2013). As of June 7th, Brazil was ranked second in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings. El Salvador enters the showdown against Brazil, ranked 72nd in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings. El Salvador is two-time Gold Medal winners of the Central American and Caribbean Games (1954 and 2002), as well as CCCF Championship in 1943. They are a two-time participant in the prestigious World Cup (1970 and 1982) and runners-up of the CONCACAF Gold Cup (1963 and 1981). MEDIA CONTACT: Ben Sosenko, [email protected] NOTE: For more information visit, https://www.releventsports.com/ .