It all comes down to this, the 2018 US Open Cup Final. The Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union beat out all of their challengers to be the last two standing in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The winner of the U.S. Open Cup will get $300,000 while the runner up gets $100,000. The winner will also earn a spot in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.
How did they get here?
Houston faced amateur club NTX Rayados in the fourth round in the competition, when MLS teams entered the tournament.