The 2024 Champions Cup Final between Pachuca and Columbus Crew (USA) will now be played on Saturday, 1 June at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Mexico.
Paul Reidypaulreidy67Update: May 3rd, 2024 08:13 EDT
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On Wednesday night, MLS side Columbus Crew made history as they secured a 1-2 semi-final second leg victory away to Monterrey to win the series (5-2 on aggregate).
As MLS Cup champions, the Crew entered the competition in the Round of 16, where they overcame Houston Dynamo 2-1 on aggregate and then saw off Tigres UANL in the quarterfinals. This will be the first trip to the Concacaf Champions Cup Final for the Crew in their fifth tournament appearance.
Claim The Cup 🏆The Crew will travel to Estadio Hidalgo to take on CF Pachuca in our first-ever Concacaf Champions Cup Final. The match will kick off at 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 1. pic.twitter.com/LNWhrXKnP5
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) May 2, 2024
The previous night Pachuca delivered a major shock as they dumped highly fancied Club America out of the competition with a 2-1 on the night (3-2 on aggregate) at the Estadio Hidalgo. In their road to the final, Pachuca have seen off the likes of CS Herediano of Costa Rica in the quarterfinals and MLS’ Philadelphia Union in the Round of 16 with a resounding 6-0 aggregate win. This will be Pachuca’s sixth Final with the ‘Tuzos’ boasting a 100% record with five wins in five games (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009–10, and 2016–17).
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Diego Rodriguez, Erick Sanchez and Luis Alfonso Rodriguez of Pachuca Ulises Naranjo
Mundial de Clubes FIFA place on the line
There is a secondary incentive for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup winner as the victorious side will advance to the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup (set to be called Mundial de Clubes FIFA) where the likes of Real Madrid, PSG, Chelsea, Al Ahly, Al Hilal will do battle in the summer of 2025.
