Columbus Crew vs St. Louis City SC: How to watch the U.S. Open Cup final
The final is scheduled for Wednesday night in Columbus, with a Champions Cup place and prize money at stake. Here are the kickoff time and viewing options.
Columbus Crew and St. Louis City SC are scheduled to meet in the U.S. Open Cup final on Wednesday, October 21, at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio. Kickoff is listed for 8 p.m. ET, with the match on CBS Sports Network and streaming on Paramount+. The winner will earn a place in the Concacaf Champions Cup, CBS Sports reported.
Where to watch Columbus Crew vs St. Louis City SC
Both CBS Sports and the Columbus Dispatch list CBS Sports Network for television coverage and Paramount+ for streaming. The Columbus Dispatch says a base Paramount+ subscription starts at $8.99 per month. Its separate viewing-information box gives a conflicting May 21 date; CBS Sports identifies the final as Wednesday, October 21.
CBS Sports says the champions will receive $600,000 in prize money, while the runners-up will receive $250,000. Alongside the trophy and Champions Cup qualification, those sums add a financial stake to the meeting between the two Major League Soccer clubs.
Columbus Crew’s Open Cup history
The Crew are back in the final for the first time since 2010, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Columbus won the competition in 2002, beating the LA Galaxy 1-0 for the club’s first championship of any kind. The club also finished as runner-up in 1998.
CBS Sports notes ties between the finalists: St. Louis sporting director Corey Wray and head coach Yoann Damet previously worked in the Crew system. Columbus captain Sean Zawadzki and St. Louis midfielder Dante Polvara were teammates on Georgetown University’s 2019 NCAA championship team. Teams from St. Louis have won 10 Open Cup titles, though CBS Sports says the city’s last title came 38 years ago.
Player availability for the final
St. Louis cannot field Rafael Navarro, CBS Sports reported, because the forward already played in this season’s Open Cup for the Colorado Rapids. Navarro has scored eight goals and supplied three assists in eight games since joining St. Louis, according to CBS Sports. The outlet also lists Simon Becher with 10 goals and four assists in 33 appearances across all competitions.
For Columbus, CBS Sports says manager Laurent Courtois described Brais Mendez’s halftime withdrawal against FC Cincinnati as unrelated to injury. The outlet says Anass Zaroury will be available after missing that match through illness, while Josef Martinez is expected to lead the attack.
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Sources and context
- Columbus Crew vs St Louis City SC, how to stream US Open Cup finalThe Columbus Dispatch (republished by Yahoo Sports)
- U.S. Open Cup live stream: How to watch Columbus Crew vs. St. Louis City SC, odds, TV channelCBS Sports
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