US Open Cup semifinals to be broadcast live on ESPN2

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The US Open Cup semifinals will air live on ESPN2, US Soccer announced on Wednesday.


The New England Revolution will host the Chicago Fire on Tuesday, August 9 at 8 pm ET in the first semifinal, while the LA Galaxy will welcome FC Dallas in the second semi on Wednesday, August 10 at 10 pm ET. Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN2.


All four teams advanced out of the quarterfinals on July 20, with the Revs downing the Philadelphia Union on penalty kicks, Chicago beating NASL club Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3-0, Dallas topping the Houston Dynamo 1-0 and LA besting the Seattle Sounders 4-2.


Every semifinalist has won at least one US Open Cup. New England (2007) are the most recent winners, while the Fire have won the most Open Cups (1998, 2000, 2003, 2006) of the remaining teams.