A ten-man Colorado Rapids advanced to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Quarterfinals Wednesday night, topping USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks in seven rounds of penalty kicks after playing to a 2-2 draw in extra time at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
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2026 US Open Cup Round of 16: Houston Dynamo equalize late, oust Louisville City in OT
Houston Dynamo FC erased a late deficit and surged through extra time to defeat Louisville City FC 2-1 on Wednesday night, rallying behind a dramatic equalizer from Erik Sviatchenko and a go-ahead strike by Ezequiel Ponce to advance to the US Open Cup Quarterfinals.
2026 US Open Cup Round of 16: St. Louis CITY rally to beat Chicago Fire to reach first Quarterfinals
St. Louis CITY SC advanced to their first US Open Cup Quarterfinal in the club’s young history on Wednesday night in Bridgeview, Illinois as they came from behind to defeat the Chicago Fire, 2-1.
2026 US Open Cup Round of 16: Columbus Crew beats One Knoxville to earn first Quarterfinal berth since 2010
The Columbus Crew advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a commanding 4-1 victory over One Knoxville SC on Wednesday night.
2026 US Open Cup Round of 16: Orlando City trails 3 times, still rallies to beat New England
In an appropriate result for a stadium sponsored by a bank, the Wednesday night Round of 16 matchup between New England Revolution and Orlando City SC saw four players open their accounts with their respective clubs.
2026 US Open Cup Round of 16 Review: MLS teams take over for second straight year
For the second year in a row and just the fourth time in the Modern Era (1995-present), the Quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup will be full of Major League Soccer teams.
2026 US Open Cup Round of 16: San Jose Earthquakes goal surge completes comeback vs. Minnesota United
Trailing 2-1 in the second half, the San Jose Earthquakes scored three goals in eight minutes to help them beat Minnesota United, 4-2.
2026 US Open Cup Round of 16: Atlanta United gets “hard fought” win over Charlotte FC
By handing Charlotte FC its first-ever home loss in Open Cup play, United advances to the Quarterfinals for the third time in club history
2026 US Open Cup Round 4 Preview: Three lower division teams still alive in Round of 16
With two matches on Tuesday and the remaining six on Wednesday, eight teams will move to within three wins of a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup championship and a spot in the 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
2026 US Open Cup Round 3: Denis Krioutchenkov of One Knoxville voted TheCup.us Player of Round
By scoring a brace, and converting the first of One Knoxville’ six penalty kicks after extra time, Denis Krioutchenkov was selected as TheCup.us Player of the Round.