Austin FC will return to U.S. Open Cup in 2026
Based on the 16 MLS teams in the field, Austin FC is an early favorite to win the trophy. Verde will enter the tournament as millions of Americans rush to file their taxes.
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Based on the 16 MLS teams in the field, Austin FC is an early favorite to win the trophy. Verde will enter the tournament as millions of Americans rush to file their taxes.
While Dani Pereira and Jon Gallagher expressed disgruntlement over the call the game turned on, team leaders wanted to focus on using this pain as further motivation for the challenges to come.
Austin FC equalized as they have throughout this epic run, but couldn't get the second equalizer they needed to send the match into extra time.
Ahead of tonight's battle for a shiny trophy, we talk to the best person we could think to talk to about Austin FC's opponent.
Wednesday night's match is anything but a normal match. The fan-friendly events leading up to it start Tuesday afternoon.
CJ Fodrey was the hero on Wednesday night, in part because of Nico Estévez's belief in him. Also, we saw Estévez as perhaps the happiest he's been since coming to Austin.
Brendan Hines-Ike feels that some lessons from the most recent match against Dallas will serve Verde well in their match against the Loons. The winner, as you likely know by know, gets to host the U.S. Open Cup final.
As far as the Open Cup goes, Austin FC waits for a semifinal match in September with a chance to host the final. But the most important wait now is for the star forward's MRI results.
It took 120 minutes plus penalty kicks to determine a winner in one of the most topsy-turvy matches in Verde history.
We turned to an expert on the Quakes to learn more about how Bruce Arena's doing and how Chicho Arango and Josef Martínez are complementing each other.
We haven't seen the Earthquakes play Austin in 14 months. Things have changed a bit from last year, which their fans are grateful for.