Two wildly different halves saw USL League One side Charlotte Independence and USL Championship side Charleston Battery go into extra time before a late extra-time goal from Charlotte secured their spot in the next round of the 2026 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 3-2 win.
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2026 US Open Cup Round 2: Union Omaha adds to its cupset resume, 2-1 over Indy Eleven
While basketball is set to take over Indianapolis this weekend with the final rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Omaha Union came into town to give sports fans one more bracket buster, as the lower-division Owls took down hosts Indy Eleven, 2-1, in Round 2 of the 2026 US Open Cup.
2026 US Open Cup Round 2: FC Naples blanks FC America CFL Spurs to earn first date with MLS
FC Naples secured a dominant 3-0 victory over FC America Tuesday night at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex, clinching a spot in the Round of 32 for the second straight year in the 2026 US Open Cup.
2026 US Open Cup Round 2: 9-man One Knoxville survives Asheville City in PK shootout
One Knoxville were down two men for nearly 70 minutes of 120-plus minutes of soccer Tuesday night in Asheville, N.C.
2026 US Open Cup Round 2 Review: 16 lower division clubs win to earn dates with MLS
A date with a Major League Soccer team was the prize for all Second Round games in the 2026 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
2026 US Open Cup Round 2: Pittsburgh Riverhounds end Virginia’s dream
On a gorgeous early spring evening at Highmark Stadium on Tuesday night, the hosting Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC started slow but found their footing in the second half to see off amateur challengers Virginia Dream, 2-0.
2026 US Open Cup Round 2 Preview: MLS teams await winners as soccer’s March Madness continues
The Second Round of the 111th US Open Cup begins on Tuesday
2026 US Open Cup Round 1: Ben Fall of Asheville City SC voted TheCup.us Player of the Round
The Player of the Round award is voted on by TheCup.us staff, a select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters and select backers from TheCup.us’ Patreon team.
2026 US Open Cup Round 1: Who should be TheCup.us Player of the Round?
The First Round of the 111th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is complete. There were a number of impressive individual performances over the 31 games last week. But which one was the best?
2026 US Open Cup Round 1: Pittsburgh Riverhounds win Modern Era’s first Steel City derby
In a much anticipated all-Pittsburgh derby, the first in the city in the Modern Era of the US Open Cup, it was the professional Riverhounds that secured advancement in a tight-fought contest against the difficult amateurs Steel City FC from just north of the rivers.