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Columbus Crew vs. Philadelphia Union Leagues Cup semifinal: How to watch Wednesday's game
By Jim Reineking, USA TODAY,
10 hours ago
The road to 2024 Leagues Cup glory goes through Columbus' Lower.com Field.
The reigning MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew are well-positioned to collect another major prize but first must get past a Philadelphia Union team that has once again reached the Leagues Cup semifinals.
Mazatlán, along with Club America, represented the remaining hopes for Liga MX in Leagues Cup, but both were eliminated in the quarterfinals, leaving an all-MLS semifinal field — Los Angeles FC will host the Colorado Rapids in the other semifinal.
The winner of the Columbus Crew-Philadelphia Union semifinal faces the winner of the Los Angeles FC-Colorado Rapids game in the final. The losers will play in the third-place game. Both matches are slated for Sunday, Aug. 25, with the winner of the Columbus-Philadelphia game hosting the final . Both finalists, as well as the third-place game winner, qualify for next year's Concacaf Champions Cup.
Columbus Crew players celebrate after the Leagues Cup quarterfinal victory over New York City FC. Katie Stratman, USA TODAY Sports
When is Columbus Crew vs. Philadelphia Union in Leagues Cup?
Date: Wednesday, Aug. 21
Start time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Venue: Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio
How to watch Columbus Crew vs. Philadelphia Union in Leagues Cup
(Game times and locations for third-place game and final will be announced once the matchups are known.)
Semifinals - Aug. 21
Columbus Crew vs. Philadelphia Union, 7:30 p.m. ET
Los Angeles FC vs. Colorado Rapids, 10 p.m. ET
Third place game - Aug. 25
Semifinal losers
Championship game - Aug. 25
Semifinal winners
What is Leagues Cup?
North America's top two professional soccer leagues halt their respective regular-season competitions for a month to compete in a World Cup-style tournament .
Before last year's inaugural 47-team tournament included every MLS and Liga MX club, the Leagues Cup was held twice before (2019 and 2021) with limited participation.
The 29 MLS and 18 Liga MX clubs are divided up into 15 groups in two regions: East and West. The group stage starts on July 26 and continues until Aug. 6. The top two finishing teams from each group will advance to the single-elimination knockout rounds, which start on Aug. 7. The championship match will be held Aug. 25.
Most of the 29 MLS teams will return to regular-season play on Saturday, Aug. 24 , when there will be 12 matches played (streaming live on MLS Season Pass ).
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