Concacaf has announced that the Champions Cup final between the Columbus Crew and Pachuca has been moved to June 1, and will take place at Pachuca’s Estadio Hidalgo.
Kickoff for the match will be at 9:15 p.m. ET (7:15 p.m. local). It will be broadcast in the U.S. on Fox Sports in English and TUDN/ViX in Spanish, with specific channel information to be announced soon.
The game was originally scheduled for June 2, but has been moved back by a day due to Mexico’s national elections also taking place on June 2.
Pachuca secured hosting rights to the one-off match by compiling more points than Columbus in its six matches over the round of 16, quarterfinal and semifinal (14 points to 12).
The Liga MX side reached the final by defeating Club América 3-2 on aggregate in its semifinal. Prior to that, it got past Herediano in the quarterfinals and the Philadelphia Union in the round of 16.
It will be the sixth time Tuzos have reached the final of this competition, having won in all five previous appearance (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009–10, 2016–17).
It will be the Crew’s first time in the final of the competition, as they look to complete an incredible run that has seen them beat Liga MX giants in consecutive rounds.
The Crew first got past fellow MLS side Houston in the round of 16, before defeating Tigres in the quarterfinal and Monterrey in the semifinal.
The winner between Columbus and Pachuca will join previous champions Club León (2023), Seattle Sounders (2022), and Monterrey (2021) as Concacaf’s four representatives in the new 32-team Club World Cup next summer.
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