Sporting Kansas City will play their second home game in the space of four days on Saturday, welcoming long-time rival Chicago Fire at 7:30 p.m. CT. Tickets for the interconference clash are available at SeatGeek.com as Children's Mercy Park hosts a rematch of the 2000 MLS Cup and 2004 U.S. Open Cup Final, which saw Kansas City prevail on both occasions.
For the fans who won't be in attendance, FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Midwest Plus have you covered. Three straight hours of live television programming will begin at 7 p.m. CT, including 30 minutes of pregame and postgame coverage.
#SKCvCHI will also stream live on FOX Sports digital platforms, available for viewers within Sporting’s TV footprint who receive FOX Sports Kansas City or FOX Sports Midwest as part of their pay-TV subscription. To stream the game, fans must sign in with their pay-TV provider user ID and password.
Viewers elsewhere across the United States can stream the match on ESPN+.
The match will also be replayed on FOX Sports Kansas City at 10 p.m. CT Saturday and 5:45 p.m. CT Sunday.
See below for channel numbers and availability, including the live streaming platforms that will carry the match. Click here for Sporting's 2019 broadcast schedule.
FOX Sports Kansas City/Midwest channel numbers
| Kansas, Nebraska, Western Missouri | ||||
| Video Provider | FOX Sports Kansas City | FOX Sports Kansas City Plus | ||
| SD | HD | SD | HD | |
AT&T U-verse | 748 or 750 | 1748 or 1750 | 747 or 1747 | 747 or 1747 |
Centurylink (Omaha) | 748 | 1748 | 749 | 1749 |
Consolidated (Lenexa) | 30 | 649 | 54 | 696 |
Cox (Kansas) | 34 | 2034 | 76 | 2076 |
Cox (Nebraska) | 47 | 1047 | N/A | N/A |
DirecTV | 671 or 671-5 | 671 or 671-5 | 671-1 | 671-1 |
Dish Network | 418 or 440 to 455 or Hopper 412-08 or 412-28 to 412-42 | 418 or 440 to 455 or Hopper 412-08 or 412-28 to 412-42 | 449 or 412-37 | 449 or 412-37 |
Google Fiber (Kansas City) | 205 | 205 | 206 | 206 |
MidCo/WOW (Lawrence) | 36 | 623 | 172 | N/A |
Spectrum (Kansas City) | 59 | 318 | 5 | 319 |
Spectrum (Sedalia, Warrensburg) | 37 | 824 | 75 | 826 |
Spectrum (Lincoln) | 37 | 37 or 318 | N/A | 319 |
Spectrum (Nebraska) | 26 | 824 | N/A | N/A |
Suddenlink (St. Joseph) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 |
Xfinity (Independence, Mo.) | 48 | 201, 863 or 1250 | 925 | 1255 |
Xfinity (Independence, Mo.) | 73 | 201, 863 or 1250 | 925 | 1255 |
| St. Louis, Mid-Missouri, Iowa | ||||
| Video Provider | FOX Sports Midwest | FOX Sports Midwest Plus | ||
| SD | HD | SD | HD | |
AT&T U-verse | 748 or 750 | 1748 or 1750 | 747 | 1747 |
Cable One (Joplin) | 152 | 1152 | 170 | |
Centurylink (Columbia) | 748 | 1748 | 749 | 1749 |
DirecTV | 671 or 671-5 | 671 or 671-5 | 671-1 | 671-1 |
Dish Network | 418 or 440 to 455 or Hopper 412-08 or 412-28 to 412-42 | 418 or 440 to 455 or Hopper 412-08 or 412-28 to 412-42 | 449 or 412-37 | 449 or 412-37 |
Fidelity | 54 | 454 | 68 | 468 |
Mediacom (Iowa) | 40 | 832 | 22 or 34 | 822 or 833 |
Mediacom (Mid-Missouri) | 32 | 732 | 22 or 126 | N/A |
Mediacom (Springfield, Mo.) | 38 | 732 | 22 or 126 | 722 or N/A |
New Wave | 26 | 210 | 80 | 208 |
Spectrum (St. Louis) | 37 | 824 | 75 | 826 |
Suddenlink (Branson) | 38 | 38 | 39 | N/A |
Streaming
FOX Sports digital platforms | Fans within the Sporting KC TV footprint who receive FOX Sports Kansas City or FOX Sports Midwest as part of their TV subscription can stream Sporting KC telecasts on FOX Sports digital platforms. |
| Streaming TV Services | |
FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Midwest and Sporting KC telecasts are available within the Sporting KC TV footprint on the following streaming services. Check listings for channel location. | |
DirecTV Now** | |
fuboTV | |
Hulu with Live TV | |
PlayStation Vue | |
Sling TV | |
YouTube TV | |
Note: The DirecTV Now streaming service carries FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Midwest but does not yet carry FOX Sports Kansas City Plus and FOX Sports Midwest Plus, which are coming soon.
