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The 2023 Leagues Cup introduced a brand new format this year, and it has proven to be a success so far, as teams from Major League Soccer and Mexico's Liga MX battle to see who will be crowned champion of North America. It has been an exciting tournament thus far, as group stage comes to a close and the single-elimination Round of 32 begins on Wednesday, August 2nd and will culminate on August 19th.
20 MLS teams and 12 squads from Liga MX made their way into Round of 32, while 9 MLS clubs and 6 Liga MX teams were sent home. Let's check out our Round of 32 matchups, and which teams will try again next year.
Wednesday August 2nd matchups:
Inter Miami CF vs. Orlando City FC
CF Pachua vs. Houston Dynamo FC
Mazatlán vs. FC Dallas
LAFC vs. FC Juárez
Thursday August 3rd matchups:
New York Red Bulls vs. NYCFC
Philadelphia Union vs. D.C. United
Atlas FC vs. New England Revolution
Pumas UNAM vs. Querétaro FC
Charlotte FC vs. Cruz Azul
Club León vs. Real Salt Lake
Friday August 4th matchups:
Chicago Fire vs. Club América
FC Cincinnati vs. Nashville SC
Columbus Crew vs. Minnesota United
Toluca FC vs. Sporting Kansas City
CF Monterrey vs. Portland Timbers
Tigers UANL vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
MLS teams out:
Atlanta United
Austin FC
Colorado Rapids
LA Galaxy
CF Montréal
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
St. Louis CITY SC
Toronto FC
Liga MX teams out:
Chivas Guadalaiara
Club Tijuana
Necaxa
Puebla
Santos Laguna
San Luis