FC Dallas begins their 2024 Leagues Cup campaign on the road against St. Louis CITY this Saturday, July 27 at 8PM at CITYPARK.
Here's everything you need to know before the match.
HOW TO WATCH
The match will be streamed in both English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
HOW TO LISTEN
English: You can listen to all the action on the FC Dallas app and Talk Radio 1190AM. Host Sam Hale will provide pregame and postgame coverage beginning at 7:30PM with broadcasters Owen Newkirk and Steve Davis calling the game.
Spanish: Carlos Alvarado and Jimmy Venegas will call the game in Spanish on the FC Dallas app starting at 8PM.
LEAGUES CUP OVERVIEW
For those who don't know, the Leagues Cup is a World Cup-style tournament that includes all 47 clubs from MLS and Liga MX. Both leagues have paused domestic play for a month to play each other in the seven-round competition from July 26 to August 25 beginning with a two-game group stage. In group play, FC Dallas will face St. Louis CITY on the road before hosting FC Juarez at Toyota Stadium on July 31. Teams that progress from the group stage will enter the single-elimintion knockout round beginning at the Round of 32. An important note, there are no ties in the Leagues Cup. Group stages matches that are tied after 90 minutes will go directly to penalties and the winning team will receive an extra point in addition to the point from the “tie” in regulation—this is the exact format of MLS NEXT Pro, if you’re familiar. In the knockout rounds, games will go directly to penalties after 90 minutes to determine who advances to the next round.
In terms of prizes, the Leagues Cup winner will receive prize money and bragging rights and both teams that reach the final (as well as the winner of the third-place game) earn qualification to the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. In last year's Leagues Cup, FCD reached the Round of 16 before falling to eventual champions Inter Miami CF on penalties after a 4-4 draw in 90 minutes.
MORE: Leagues Cup Guide: Everything fans need to know in 2024 (MLSSoccer.com)
Leagues Cup 2024!
It's all going down at Toyota Stadium. Our pathway in Leagues Cup 2024 is here.
