⚽️ Chicago Fire FC vs FC Cincinnati
Date: Tuesday, Aug. 25
Location: Soldier Field - Chicago, Ill.
Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CT
Broadcast: WGN-TV, ESPN+
Radio: 105.1 WOJO HD-2
🎉 #FireWatchParty
Since you can't join us at Soldier Field, we're coming to you. On Tuesday night, the Fire will award at least 10 unique items LIVE throughout the course of the match against FC Cincinnati, all via the Club’s social media channels. Just tune into the game on WGN-TV or ESPN+, snap a photo showcasing your home viewing setup or your support for the Fire, then post your photo to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #FireWatchParty! Find out everything that's up for grabs here.
📰 Pre-Match Reading
ChicagoFireFC.com | FC Cincinnati Scouting Report
ChicagoFireFC.com | Anticipation sets in as Fire embrace 2020 Soldier Field debut
ChicagoFireFC.com | Brian Gutiérrez becomes 13th Fire Homegrown player to debut
Chicago Tribune | Five months late and not how they envisioned it, Fire set for home opener
SB Nation | Chicago Fire players train at Soldier Field for the first time
MLSsoccer.com | Chicago Fire vs. FC Cincinnati Match Preview
👀 Must-See #Content | Coming Home
Famed play-by-play commentator Arlo White sets up Tuesday night's return to Soldier Field with an emotional ode to Chicago as only he can tell it.
🤔 Fast Fact
Fire defender Johan Kappelhof and 2020 FC Cincinnati signing Siem de Jong are both products of the youth setup at Dutch powerhouse Ajax. The two crossed paths in the 2010-11 Eredivisie season, when the younger Kappelhof -- then 19-years-old -- was briefly pulled up to the senior team from the Ajax Under-21 squad. The elder de Jong, 21 at the time, featured for Ajax from 2007-14, and again from 2017-20. The 2010-11 Ajax side also included current Seattle Sounders midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro (then 21) as well as several soon-to-be global stars like Barcelona's Luis Suarez (then 23), Inter Milan's Christian Eriksen (then 18), and Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld (then 21).
🗣 Sound Off | Mauricio Pineda
The 2020 Homegrown signing and Bolingbrook, Ill. native discusses what it felt like to step out onto the Soldier Field pitch for training on Monday ahead of Tuesday night's long-awaited return to play at the iconic Chicago stadium.
🆚 #CHIvCIN All-Time
Tuesday’s match will mark the third all-time regular season meeting between Chicago and FC Cincinnati. Heading into the match, Chicago has produced a 0-1-1 record against the second-year club in league play. FC Cincinnati (2-3-1, 7 points) enter the match coming off a 0-0 draw at home against D.C. United at Nippert Stadium on Friday.
