Countdown to Wednesday's U.S. Open Cup Semifinal

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The countdown to the Fire's 13th all-time appearance in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals is complete! Look back at the daily countdown below and tune into the live online stream when the Fire take on the Philadelphia Union tonight (Wednesday, Aug. 8) at 6 PM CT in Chester, Pa. A win would send the Fire into the final against either LAFC or the Houston Dynamo in a game to be contested on Chicago's home turf at Toyota Park.

1️⃣: One win away from hosting the @opencup final on our home turf. 🏆

1️⃣. More. Day. #USOC2018 pic.twitter.com/UQM75rtt8L
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 7, 2018

2️⃣: #cf97 are riding a two-match @opencup shutout streak entering Wednesday night's semifinal. 👊

2️⃣ more days. #USOC2018 pic.twitter.com/ntA0f9lN3u
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 7, 2018

3️⃣: Three players have scored for #cf97 in three separate @opencup tournaments: Ante Razov (’98, ’00, ‘03), @HERRON26 (’05, ’06, ‘08) & @magee18 (’13, ’14, ‘15). ⚽️

3️⃣ more days. #USOC2018 pic.twitter.com/Hf9indbgDz
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 5, 2018

4️⃣: @niko_nemanja scored 4 straight @opencup goals for the Fire over the first three matches of #USOC2018.

The countdown continues. 4️⃣ more days. 👀 #cf97 pic.twitter.com/l7141tF6UT
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 4, 2018

5️⃣: Union head coach Jim Curtin wore No. 5 when raising the @opencup trophy with #cf97 in 2003 and 2006. 🙌

5️⃣ more days. #USOC2018 pic.twitter.com/JTzq6NSceY
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 4, 2018

6️⃣: The Fire have made six all-time appearances in the @opencup final (4-2 record). 🏆

6️⃣ more days. #USOC2018 #cf97 pic.twitter.com/MxxILSlfJG
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 2, 2018

7️⃣: @BSchweinsteiger, who has played in all 3 @opencup matches this season, won 7 German Cup titles with @FCBayern. 🏆

7️⃣ days away from the #USOC2018 semis 👊 #cf97 pic.twitter.com/g64KtsrS4l
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 1, 2018

8️⃣: @HERRON26 owns the #cf97 club record with eight goals in @opencup matches. 👊

8️⃣ days left until the #USOC2018 semis 👀 pic.twitter.com/6fI0RkN6Sz
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 1, 2018

9️⃣: @VPaunovic has coached 9 @opencup matches as #cf97 head coach (5-1-3 with 2 shootout wins).

9️⃣ more days until the #USOC2018 semifinals. The countdown continues. 🏆👀 pic.twitter.com/7TX3khUt5t
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) July 30, 2018

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