The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) announced on Twitter that the coin flip to determine the host of the 2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The coin flip will take place at the Soccer House in Chicago and will be broadcast live on USSF’s YouTube page at 12 p.m. Eastern Time.
The two Semifinal games are scheduled for Aug. 12 with the Philadelphia Union hosting the Chicago Fire at 7:30 p.m. ET, and Sporting Kansas City hosting Real Salt Lake at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The Union are aiming to reach the title game for the second year in a row, while the Fire are one win away from advancing to their 7th championship game appearance, which would tie the all-time record set by Maccabee AC (Los Angeles). The Union are also hoping to bring the trophy to the city of Philadelphia for the first time since 1966.
Sporting Kansas City are trying to reach the US Open Cup Final for the third time (2004, 2012) while Real Salt Lake are seeking their second Final appearance as they try to bring the trophy to the state of Utah for the first time in history.
The 102nd US Open Cup Final is scheduled to take place on Sept. 29 or 30.
As for the coin flip, 2004 US Open Cup champion Jimmy Conrad has some advice:
@usopencup Tails never fails.
— Jimmy Conrad (@JimmyConrad) August 3, 2015
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