FC Dallas begins their Knockout Round journey in the 2023 Leagues Cup as they host Liga MX side Mazatlan.

Nico Estevez’s club is coming off a nice 3-0 win last week in the group stage over Necaxa and will hope to replicate that in the Round of 32 stage tonight.

The winner of this game will host the winner of the Inter Miami and Orlando City game that is also taking place this evening.

FC Dallas Notes:

Key player for FC Dallas: Sebastian Lletget - It has been Leagues Cup Lletget so far for FC Dallas. Why not continue that good feeling tonight?

How we got here: FC Dallas advanced to the Round of 32 after finishing second in Group South 4 thanks to a draw against Charlotte FC, followed by a 3-0 win over Club Necaxa.


FC Dallas expects competitive match against Mazatlan

Drew Epperley • Aug 1, 2023

The Knockout Round is here for FC Dallas as they continue their Leagues Cup journey with a tough Round of 32 match tomorrow night with Liga MX side Mazatlan. The Sinaloa-based club won their group last week by defeating Austin FC 3-1. They also knocked out a rival of their own along the way by defeating Jaurez FC in penalt…

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As FC Dallas gets healthy, the positive results begin to appear again

Drew Epperley • Jul 28, 2023

We have discussed a lot in this space about how FC Dallas has struggled over the last two or three months leading up to the Leagues Cup. A lot of that had to do with injuries, and some of it was just poor luck. But all of that appears to be slowly going away, with the injury report shrinking by the week for FC Dallas.

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Disciplinary Report

Suspended: none
Suspended after next yellow: none

Availability Report

Out: Tarik Scott (ACL/MCL - season-ending injury), Jesus Jimenez
Questionable: none
On Loan: Colin Smith, Isaiah Parker
International duty: none


Mazatlan Notes:

Key player for Mazatlan: Ake Loba

We discussed the former Nashville DP in our preview of Mazatlan, which you can read all about here:

Behind Enemy Lines: Scouting Mazatlan 🔎

Drew Epperley • Aug 1, 2023

The Knockout Round of the 2023 Leagues Cup is here as FC Dallas gets set to host their second straight game against a Liga MX team when they take on Mazatlan on Wednesday night. Mazatlan advanced out of their group by defeating Austin FC 3-1 before winning a match on penalty kicks against rivals Jaurez FC.

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How they got here: Mazatlán topped Group South 1 after an impressive 3-1 win over Austin FC and a penalty shootout win against FC Juarez.


Disciplinary Report

Suspended: none
Suspended after next yellow: none

Availability Report
Out: n/a
Questionable: none
International duty: none


How to watch

📅 Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023
⚽️ Kickoff: 8:00 PM
🏟 Venue: Toyota Stadium
📺 Streaming: MLS Season Pass
💬 Gameday Social: #FCDvMFC
☀️ Weather: 97, hot