FOX Sports Kicks Off 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup With Opening Round Coverage
LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports, America’s home for the world’s top international soccer tournaments, today presents its broadcast schedule and announcer match assignments for the opening round of the region’s premier club competition in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup. From Tuesday, Feb. 3, to Thursday, Feb. 26, first-and-second leg Round One matches for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup will air and stream live across FS1, FS2 and Tubi.
Twenty-two clubs will compete in the opening round, including seven teams from Major League Soccer (MLS) and five teams from Liga MX. FC Cincinnati, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Football Club, Nashville SC, Philadelphia Union, San Diego FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC will all play in the opening round, while reigning MLS Cup champions Inter Miami CF and Seattle Sounders FC begin play in the Round of 16. Liga MX participants competing in Round One include reigning 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup winner Cruz Azul, Club América, CF Monterrey, Pumas UNAM and Tigres UANL with Deportivo Toluca FC set to begin in the Round of 16.
Acclaimed play-by-play announcer John Strong pairs with former U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder and match analyst Stu Holden to form FOX Sports’ lead broadcast team on the call for two opening round matches on FS1. Strong and Holden will call a first-leg showdown between the LA Galaxy and Sporting San Miguelito on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 8:00 PM ET and second-leg decider between the Philadelphia Union and Defence Force FC on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7:00 PM ET.
The winner of the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup will qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup 2029™ as one of four representatives from the region joining Cruz Azul.
Schedule and broadcaster assignments for the Round of 16 will be announced before the tournament continues in March. Click here to view the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One broadcast schedule. The broadcast schedule is subject to change.
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