US EditionLeagues Cup to Hold Matches in Mexico for First Time
Liga MX clubs will host four phase one games, part of 54 total matches between MLS and Liga MX teams using a three-match group-stage format.
- Leagues Cup 2026 phase one starts on August 4 with 54 matches hosted in Mexico between MLS and Liga MX teams, according to organizers.
- The tournament format mirrors 2025, with clubs playing three matches in phase one and tied games decided by penalties, according to rules. The rules specify no draws and a knockout stage follows.
- Club Toluca will host two phase one matches in Mexico at Estadio Nemesio Díez, with Tigres UANL and Club América each hosting one at Estadio Universitario and Estadio Banorte.
- The tournament awards the champions and the top three finishers entry to the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup, with quarterfinals as a fixed single‑game elimination bracket, per Leagues Cup rules.
- Key player storylines include Germán Berterame, a Designated Player, facing his former Liga MX club after his January move, and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami opening against Atlético de San Luis and also facing CF Monterrey.
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The Tigers of the UANL, America and Toluca, will be the only three teams of the MX League that will have games in Mexico of the Leagues Cup 2026
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Leagues Cup to hold matches in Mexico for first time
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will face Mexican sides Atletico San Luis, Monterrey and Leon on the first phase of the 2026 Leagues Cup, which will feature matches in Mexico for the first time.
During the new format of the Leagues Cup , which has had 3 American champions to the tune, all the matches have been played in the United States, leaving little advantage for the teams that militate in the MLS. However, the official account of the contest made public that three fourth matches of the 2026 edition will be played in Mexican territory. Next, we tell you what are the duels of the contest that combines the best of the MLS with the tea…
MEXICO CITY.- It is official, the MX League will have a minimal advantage in the Leagues Cup. On Thursday, the tournament announced that for the first time there will be summer competition games in Mexican football stadiums. Through social media and a statement, the Leagues Cup revealed that three clubs of the MX League will receive their rivals of the Major League [...] La entrada Mexico will have games of the Leagues Cup aparece primero en PSN…
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