{"id":900419,"date":"2026-04-20T13:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/colorado-rapids-vs-inter-miami-draws-historic-attendance-to-mile-high-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:21:18","slug":"colorado-rapids-vs-inter-miami-draws-historic-attendance-to-mile-high-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/colorado-rapids-vs-inter-miami-draws-historic-attendance-to-mile-high-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Rapids vs. Inter Miami draws historic attendance to Mile High | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<article xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>A historic game called for a historic crowd.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/colorado-rapids\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Rapids<\/a>\u00a0welcomed\u00a0<strong>75,824 fans<\/strong>\u00a0for Saturday&#8217;s Matchday 8 visit from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/lionel-messi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lionel Messi<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/inter-miami-cf\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inter Miami CF<\/a>, marking the\u00a0<strong>second-highest single-game attendance in MLS history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado&#8217;s 30th Anniversary Match was moved from Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods Park to Empower Field at Mile High, home of the NFL&#8217;s Denver Broncos, and supporters came out in unprecedented numbers to witness Miami&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/colvsmia-04-18-2026\/\">3-2 win<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Only the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/mls-history-el-trafico-at-rose-bowl-sets-single-game-attendance-record\">82,110 fans<\/a> in attendance for the July 4, 2023 El Tr\u00e1fico between\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/la-galaxy\/\">LA Galaxy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/los-angeles-football-club\">LAFC<\/a> at the Rose Bowl have beaten that figure.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">History made in Colorado. \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IclWdmf4ab\">pic.twitter.com\/IclWdmf4ab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS\/status\/2045634397257232631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Historic numbers<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s showing bettered the Rapids&#8217; previous record of 61,202 fans who watched Colorado face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/chicago-fire-fc\/\">Chicago Fire FC<\/a> on July 4, 2002.<\/p>\n<p>It also continued a trend of historic crowds this year. Three of MLS&#8217;s top-10 all-time attendances have come in 2026:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday&#8217;s record-breaker at Empower Field at Mile High<\/li>\n<li>LAFC vs. Miami on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/history-made-lafc-vs-inter-miami-sets-mls-attendance-record\">MLS in Back weekend<\/a> &#8211; <strong>75,673 fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/d-c-united\">D.C. United<\/a> vs. Inter Miami on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/dc-united-draw-historic-crowd-for-lionel-messi-inter-miami-visit\">Matchday 3<\/a> &#8211; <strong>72,026 fans at M&#038;T Bank Stadium<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>All three took place at special venues as momentum builds in the lead-up to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> in the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>This summer&#8217;s tournament will unfold at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/fifa-2026-world-cup-stadiums-everything-to-know\">16 stadiums<\/a>, including five that are home to Major League Soccer clubs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Messi factor<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Big crowds have followed Inter Miami since Messi joined the club in July 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The back-to-back Landon Donovan MLS MVP has helped set record crowds in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/chicago-fire-set-attendance-record-as-inter-miami-visit-soldier-field\">Chicago<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/columbus-crew-set-attendance-record-against-inter-miami\">Columbus<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/new-england-revolution-set-attendance-record-as-lionel-messi-visits-gillette-stadium\">New England<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/historic-crowd-72k-attend-sporting-kc-vs-inter-miami-at-arrowhead-stadium\">Kansas City<\/a>, among others, in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been more of the same in 2026, with Messi helping to fuel historic turnouts for LAFC, D.C. United and, most recently, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>The GOAT was up to the task on Saturday, notching a brace that included a vintage left-footed golazo in the 79th minute to earn the win.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MESSI MAGIC AT MILE HIGH! \ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cJaO56dDhI\">pic.twitter.com\/cJaO56dDhI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS\/status\/2045631078329692639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3><strong>Top 5 highest single-game attendances in MLS history<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>LA Galaxy vs. LAFC &#8211; July 4, 2023 | <strong>82,110 fans<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Colorado Rapids vs. Inter Miami &#8211; April 18, 2026 | <strong>75,824 fans<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>LAFC vs. Inter Miami &#8211; Feb. 21, 2026 | <strong>75,673 fans<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Charlotte FC vs. LA Galaxy <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> March 5, 2022 | <strong>74,479 fans<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Atlanta United vs. Portland Timbers &#8211; Dec. 8, 2018 | <strong>73,019 fans<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/colorado-rapids-vs-inter-miami-draws-historic-attendance-to-mile-high\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Jeanice Mcnaught<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer A historic game called for a historic crowd. The\u00a0Colorado Rapids\u00a0welcomed\u00a075,824 fans\u00a0for Saturday&#8217;s Matchday 8 visit from\u00a0Lionel Messi\u00a0and\u00a0Inter Miami CF, marking the\u00a0second-highest single-game attendance in MLS history. Colorado&#8217;s 30th Anniversary Match was moved from Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods Park to Empower Field at Mile High, home of the NFL&#8217;s Denver Broncos, and supporters came out in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":900420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1110,33784,2005],"tags":[5695,110878],"class_list":{"0":"post-900419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-colorado","8":"category-rapids","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-colorado","11":"tag-rapids"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=900419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/900420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=900419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=900419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=900419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}