Team USA expects big turnout in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE – It's the final send-off for Team USA as the men's national national team heads to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. And U.S. soccer expects a record crowd for Saturday's match against Nigeria at Everbank Field.

U.S. soccer said more than 39,000 tickets were sold by Tuesday morning for the game.

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The team arrived in Jacksonville on Monday. They posted a picture on Twitter on Tuesday of the players running on the beach.

The current record is 44,428 set back in 2012 when the men's national team beat Scotland in a friendly. It's also the record for a national team game in Florida.

Saturday's tune-up will also be the most attended match of the Send-Off series. Nearly 25,000 people watched the game against Azerbaijan in San Francisco. And a sellout crowd of 27,000 were on hand at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey as Team USA beat Turkey 2-1 on Sunday.