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St. Louis CITY SC and Columbus Crew meet in U.S. Open Cup final
St. Louis CITY SC reached its first U.S. Open Cup final and will face Columbus Crew in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday.
The match is St. Louis's chance to win its first trophy.
Columbus, a long-established MLS team, has won nine trophies in all competitions and will play at home.
Columbus won both teams' previous meetings, each by a 2-1 score.
The winner will qualify for the Concacaf Champions Cup and receive $600,000, while the runner-up gets $250,000.
The final starts at 7 p.m.
Central time and will air on CBS Sports Network and stream on Paramount+.
St. Louis CITY SC and Columbus Crew met in the 2026 U.S. Open Cup final at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus on Wednesday, October 21.
The match was tied 0-0 when St. Louis goalkeeper Roman Bürki was injured in a collision in the 70th minute.
Bürki was taken to hospital after receiving a knee to the head from Columbus winger Anass Zaroury and was replaced by Ben Lundt.
St. Louis said Bürki was conscious and moving all extremities as he went to hospital.
Neither team scored in regulation, and the match went to extra time.
- Who
- St. Louis CITY SC and Columbus Crew.
- What
- They met in the 2026 U.S. Open Cup final. The match was tied 0-0 at the end of regulation and went to extra time.
- When
- Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
- Where
- ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio.
- Why
- They were competing for the U.S. Open Cup title. The winner would also book a place in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
St. Louis beat the Colorado Rapids 3-0 in the semifinal to reach its first U.S. Open Cup final.
St. Louis CITY SC published a preview of the final against Columbus Crew.
Roman Bürki was injured in a collision with Anass Zaroury while attempting a save.
The score remained 0-0 and the match went to extra time.
- Final venue
- ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, Ohio
- Final date
- October 21, 2026
- Score at Bürki's injury
- 0-0
- Bürki's replacement
- Ben Lundt
- St. Louis semifinal result
- 3-0 against the Colorado Rapids
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