The U.S. men’s national team will play a friendly match against Morocco on Nov. 17. The match will be played in Casablanca or Rabat, pending confirmation from the Moroccan soccer federation. The friendly against Morocco will mark Coach Bruce Arena’s eighth test against a nation that played in France ’98. Morocco advanced to France ’98 and looked impressive with a 1-1-1 record. However, it failed to advance in a group that included Norway, Brazil and Scotland. Morocco, seeking to host to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, is preparing for the 2000 African Cup of Nations at the end of January. Games will be held in Nigeria and Ghana. The United States will visit Chile on Jan. 29. The U.S. defeated Chile in the teams’ last meeting on Feb. 21 in Ft. Lauderdale. The exact location of the match has yet to be determined. The U.S., which has never played a match in Chile, will be using the match as a tune-up for The Football Confederation (TFC) Gold Cup 2000. The United States will face Haiti and Peru in the opening round of Gold Cup 2000. The Group B matches will take place on Feb. 12 against Haiti and Feb. 16 against Peru at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The top two teams in each of the four groups will advance to the tournament quarterfinals. Group A includes Jamaica, Colombia, Honduras. The United States, Peru and Haiti make up Group B Both groups will play their games in Miami. Group C consists of Mexico, Guatemala and Trinidad & Tobago. Costa Rica, South Korea, Canada round out Group D. These groups will play their games in Los Angeles and San Diego. This regional championship is hosted by The Football Confederation (formerly CONCACAF). The tournament takes place Feb. 12-27.