{"id":899486,"date":"2026-04-16T13:13:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/us-open-cup-five-mls-teams-reach-round-of-16-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:13:04","slug":"us-open-cup-five-mls-teams-reach-round-of-16-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/us-open-cup-five-mls-teams-reach-round-of-16-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Cup: Five MLS teams reach Round of 16 | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Five MLS teams successfully opened their 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/\">US Open Cup<\/a> campaigns on Tuesday by advancing to the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/chicago-fire-fc\">Chicago Fire FC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/colorado-rapids\">Colorado Rapids<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/minnesota-united-fc\">Minnesota United FC<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/new-england-revolution\">New England Revolution<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/new-york-city-football-club\">New York City FC<\/a> beat lower-division opponents in the Round of 32 to reach the next stage of the historic tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nine more MLS sides will be in action Wednesday night in the tournament that awards a 2027 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/concacaf-champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\">Concacaf Champions Cup<\/a>\u00a0spot, prize money and silverware.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A little bit of everything on day 1 of the Round of 32 \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i18AyJYol0\">pic.twitter.com\/i18AyJYol0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opencup\/status\/2044280385098658021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Westchester SC 2, New York City FC 5<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/talles-magno-bacelar-martins\/\">Talles Magno<\/a> scored his first career hat trick as NYCFC cruised to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/2026\/matches\/wscvsnyc-04-14-2026\/\">5-2 win<\/a> against USL League One side Westchester SC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/agustin-ojeda\/\">Agust\u00edn Ojeda<\/a> and Arnau Farn\u00f3s also found the back of the net for the Cityzens at Mount Vernon Memorial Field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>13&#8242; &#8211; NYC &#8211; Agust\u00edn Ojeda | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044203146218746161\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>22&#8242; &#8211; WSC &#8211; Daniel Burko | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044205803868172358\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>25&#8242; &#8211; NYC &#8211; Talles Magno (PK) | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/newyorkcityfc\/status\/2044206032264573049\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>36&#8242; &#8211; NYC &#8211; Talles Magno | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/newyorkcityfc\/status\/2044208726421209368\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>41&#8242; &#8211; NYC &#8211; Arnau Farn\u00f3s | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/newyorkcityfc\/status\/2044213831144988773\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>70&#8242; &#8211; NYC &#8211; Talles Magno | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/newyorkcityfc\/status\/2044221439251812640\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>73&#8242; &#8211; WSC &#8211; Kyle Evans<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-j_SMg9DZuw?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Westchester SC vs. New York City FC: Extended Highlights | US Open Cup | CBS Sports Golazo America\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Rhode Island FC 1 (1), New England Revolution 1 (3)<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/diego-fagundez\/\">Diego Fag\u00fandez<\/a>&#8216;s 51st-minute goal for New England was cancelled out by a JJ Williams header deep into second-half stoppage time, giving USL Championship side Rhode Island FC a 1-1 draw through regulation time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Extra time and a penalty-kick shootout followed, and Revolution goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/donovan-parisian\/\">Donovan Parisian<\/a> took control by blocking three straight PK kicks.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/tanner-beason\/\">Tanner Beason<\/a> scored the clincher from the spot to secure a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/2026\/matches\/nevsrifc-04-14-2026\/\">3-1 PK shootout win<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>51&#8242; &#8211; NE &#8211; Diego Fag\u00fandez | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044209771260325920\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>90+11&#8242; &#8211; RIFC &#8211; JJ Williams | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044222066761838627\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FAZrkSsv_yo?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"New England Revoluton vs. Rhode Island FC: Extended Highlights | US Open Cup\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Detroit City FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 2<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jason-shokalook\/\">Jason Shokalook<\/a> scored two goals in as many minutes as Chicago defeated USL Championship side Detroit City FC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/2026\/matches\/detvschi-04-14-2026\/\">2-1<\/a>, on Tuesday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shokalook, the 2025\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlsnextpro.com\/\">MLS NEXT Pro<\/a> Golden Boot winner, made the most of his first start for the Fire. They survived a late Detroit goal and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/puso-dithejane\/\">Puso Dithejane<\/a> red card to advance to the next round.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>34&#8242; &#8211; CHI &#8211; Jason Shokalook | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044207406318866566\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>36&#8242; &#8211; CHI &#8211; Jason Shokalook | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044207621868269623\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>78&#8242; &#8211; DET &#8211; Darren Smith | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044224033672352110\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n7rOUNXAZgM?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Detroit City vs. Chicago Fire: Extended Highlights | US Open Cup | CBS Sports Golazo America\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Sacramento Republic FC 0 (8), Minnesota United FC 0 (9)<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Colombian superstar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/james-rodriguez\/\">James Rodr\u00edguez<\/a> made his first start for Minnesota, going 67 minutes against Sacramento Republic FC after overcoming a case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnufc.com\/news\/mnufc-provides-an-update-regarding-the-health-of-james-rodriguez\">severe dehydration<\/a> suffered during the March international window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neither the Loons nor their USL Championship opponent found a breakthrough, forcing penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes. Minnesota <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/2026\/matches\/sacvsmin-04-14-2026\/\">prevailed 9-8<\/a> in the ensuing shootout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vbeIeuf7ZGg?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Sacramento Republic vs. Minnesota United: Extended Highlights | US Open Cup | CBS Sports Golazo\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Colorado Rapids 1, Union Omaha 0<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/dante-sealy\/\">Dante Sealy<\/a>&#8216;s goal was the difference for the Colorado Rapids, who got the job done with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/2026\/matches\/colvsoma-04-14-2026\/\">1-0 win<\/a> over USL League One side Union Omaha.<\/p>\n<p>Sealy struck from the edge of the box in the 21st minute, scoring his first goal for the Rapids since arriving over the winter via trade from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/cf-montreal\/\">CF Montr\u00e9al<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>21&#8242; &#8211; COL &#8211; Dante Sealy | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ColoradoRapids\/status\/2044236190472356252\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/asGgYIKFkdo?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Colorado Rapids vs. Union Omaha: Extended Highlights | US Open Cup\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Louisville City FC 2, Austin FC 1<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>After being US Open Cup finalists in 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/austin-fc\">Austin FC<\/a> are one-and-done this year after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/2026\/matches\/fclvsatx-04-14-2026\/\">falling 2-1<\/a> against USL Championship side Louisville City FC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Verde &#038; Black attempted to rally from a two-goal deficit via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/cj-fodrey\/\">CJ Fodrey<\/a>&#8216;s 70th-minute header, but their comeback fell short at Lynn Family Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>26&#8242; &#8211; LOU &#8211; Sean Totsch\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044198129667584279\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>32&#8242; &#8211; LOU &#8211; Tola Showunmi\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044199998297125121\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>70&#8242; &#8211; ATX &#8211; CJ Fodrey | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044214443324911910\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/386IfArY7r4?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Louisville City vs. Austin FC: Extended Highlights | US Open Cup | CBS Sports Golazo America\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3, Sporting Kansas City 0<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/sporting-kansas-city\">Sporting Kansas City<\/a> fell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/2026\/matches\/cssvsskc-04-14-2026\/\">3-0<\/a> at USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sadam Masereka, selected 34th overall by Sporting in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, was among the goal scorers at Weidner Field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>11&#8242; &#8211; CSS &#8211; Juan Tejada | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044211308015562923\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>31&#8242; &#8211; CSS &#8211; Sadam Masereka | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/opencup\/status\/2044216179158593617\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>84&#8242; &#8211; CSS &#8211; Khori Bennett |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SwitchbacksFC\/status\/2044232158739607976\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V4MFLTIm1ww?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Colorado Springs Switchbacks vs. Sporting Kansas City: Extended Highlights | US Open Cup\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/news\/us-open-cup-five-mls-teams-reach-round-of-16-2026\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Bong Lupo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Five MLS teams successfully opened their 2026 US Open Cup campaigns on Tuesday by advancing to the Round of 16. 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