Overview
- The game kicks off Thursday, Aug. 13 at 5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET and will stream in the U.S. on Apple TV via the MLS Season Pass.
- Advancement is clear: Club América can progress even with a penalty-shootout loss while Austin FC must secure a (shootout) win to reach the Leagues Cup knockout stage.
- Club América enters unbeaten after wins over San Diego FC and the Portland Timbers and has scored six goals across its two matches.
- Austin FC also arrives unbeaten, having beaten Club Tijuana and Club Puebla and not conceded a goal in group play, with coach and players warning that América’s large traveling support can dominate the stadium atmosphere.
- This is the clubs’ first meeting and pre-match previews favor a narrow América win, with observers noting travel and fatigue as possible factors that could shape the result and who hosts a quarterfinal match if Austin advances.