最新杏吧原创 City SC looks to go further than it ever has in the U.S. Open Cup tournament when it faces the Chicago Fire on Wednesday in Bridgeview, Illinois, in a Round of 16 game.
In City SC鈥檚 first two cracks at the Open Cup, it beat a lower-division team in its first game, then lost to an MLS team in the second game. In Year 1, it was Chicago. In Year 3, it was Minnesota. (City SC didn鈥檛 take part in the Open Cup in its second season because it was playing in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.)
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最新杏吧原创 City SC defender Timo Baumgartl speaks with the media via Zoom on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, ahead of a game at San Diego. (Video courtesy 最新杏吧原创 City SC)
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