Chicago returns home after a four-game road stretch that started with the Round of 32 of the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The 2-0 win against Austin FC propelled the Fire to the quarterfinals of the historic tournament.
Learn more about tonight’s starters in the lineup notes below:
- The Fire lines up against Houston with the same XI that faced Austin FC in the Round of 32 on May 24 at TQL Stadium.
- Forward Kei Kamara will start for the third time in the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, playing in his 17th U.S. Open Cup game (10 starts).
- Xherdan Shaqiri and Brian Gutiérrez once again team up from the outset to back up Kamara and guide the attack.Â
- Maren Haile-Selassie and Federico Navarro earn their fourth 2023 U.S. Open Cup starts, while Gastón Giménez, Mauricio Pineda, Arnaud Souquet and Miguel Navarro all earn their third start of this year’s tournament.
- Captain Rafael Czichos starts in the backline for the second-straight Open Cup match.
- Goalkeeper Spencer Richey backstops the group from the outset for the fourth-straight 2023 Open Cup match.
- Available to Klopas as substitutions today are goalkeeper Jeff Gal, defenders Kendall Burks and Alonso Aceves, midfielders Fabian Herbers and Jairo Torres, and forwards Georgios Koutsias and Kacper Przybyłko. Only 18 players are permitted on a game day roster for the U.S. Open Cup.
- Goalkeeper Chris Brady (head), defenders Jonathan Dean (left upper leg) and Carlos Terán (right knee), and midfielder Chris Mueller (hip) are unavailable for selection tonight.
Take a look at how Houston will start below as their lineup becomes available:
