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Upcoming Schedule - June 16-22

<strong>Date</strong>
<strong>Time (CT)</strong>
<strong>Event Info</strong>
Monday, June 16
10 a.m.
Sporting KC training at Swope Soccer Village
11 a.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Germany vs. Portugal
1-3 p.m.
Meet and greet with Chance Myers and Benny Feilhaber in KCP&amp;L
2 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Iran vs. Nigeria
<em><strong>5 p.m.</strong></em>
<em><strong>World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: USA vs. Ghana</strong></em>
Tuesday, June 17
10 a.m.
Sporting KC training at Swope Soccer Village
11 a.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Belgium vs. Algeria
2 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Brazil vs. Mexico
5 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Russia vs. South Korea
7-8 p.m.
The Sporting KC Show on Sports Radio 810 WHB
Wednesday, June 18
11 a.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Netherlands vs. Australia
2 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Spain vs. Chile
5 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Cameroon vs. Croatia
7:30 p.m.
Sporting KC vs. Minnesota United FC -- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round at Sporting Park
Thursday, June 19
10 a.m.
Sporting KC training at Swope Soccer Village
10 a.m.
Tickets on sale to the general public for Sporting KC&#39;s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fifth Round match
11 a.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Colombia vs. Ivory Coast
2 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Uruguay vs. England
5 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Greece vs. Japan
6:30-8 p.m.
Meet and greet with Seth Sinovic and Aurelien Collin at Shop MO Sports (840 Missouri 291, Liberty, MO 64068)
Friday, June 20
10 a.m.
Sporting KC training at Swope Soccer Village
11 a.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Costa Rica vs. Italy
2 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Switzerland vs. France
5 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Ecuador vs. Honduras
Saturday, June 21
11 a.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Argentina vs. Iran
2 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Germany vs. Ghana
5 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Nigeria
11 a.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Belgium vs. Russia
2 p.m.
World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: Algeria vs. South Korea
<strong><em>5 p.m.</em></strong>
<strong><em>World Cup Watch Party in KCP&amp;L: USA vs. Portugal</em></strong>

Sporting Kansas City returns to action this week when they host Minnesota United FC on Wednesday in the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Minnesota United enters the match on a five-game unbeaten streak having finished in first place in the NASL Spring Season. Sporting KC are two-time Open Cup champions, having won the tournament in 2004 and 2012.


Tickets for this week's home game start as low as $14 and are available via Ticketmaster.com or by calling 888-4KC-GOAL.


Should Sporting Kansas City advance past Minnesota United, they would host the winner of the Portland Timbers vs. Orlando City U-23s on Tuesday, June 24. Tickets for this match will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. CT on Thursday, June 19.


The U.S. Men's National Team, featuring Sporting KC's Matt Besler and Graham Zusi, will kick off their 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign on Monday against Ghana. The highly anticipated rematch of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 will kick off at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN and Univision.


Sporting Kansas City will host an official watch party for the match -- and all matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup -- at the Kansas City Power & Light District as part of Summer in the Soccer Capital, presented by The Sprint Framily Plan. Admission to Kansas City's official 2014 FIFA World Cup watch parties is free for all ages. Food and drink specials will be available, as well as limited edition "For Club and Country" merchandise.


Media covering today's USMNT Watch Party will need to pick up wrist bands for media access. Wrist bands will be available at media check-in which is located on Grand Blvd. next to McFadden's Kansas City. All live trucks will be instructed to park on Grand Blvd. Please contact Molly Dreska, (516) 567-4468, upon arrival.


Additionally, tickets are available for a private party at Mosaic for all U.S. Men's National Team matches. For $20 per game or $50 for all three USMNT group stage matches, fans ages 21 and up will receive four domestic beers and admittance to the VIP venue featuring access to a private cash bar, air conditioning, indoor/outdoor viewing space with televisions and projectors, and an exclusive viewing area overlooking the KC Live! Block. Tickets can also be purchased at Mosaic.


Prior to the match, Sporting Kansas City fans will have the opportunity to meet defender Chance Myers and midfielder Benny Feilhaber at the Sprint store in the Kansas City Power and Light District (161 E. 14st Street). Myers and Feilhaber will be signing autographs and will be available for photos from 1-3 p.m. CT.


On Tuesday, The Sporting KC Show will air from 7-8 p.m. CT on Sports Radio 810 WHB with hosts Callum Williams, Andy Edwards and Carter Augustine. Supporters can listen live on 810 AM, 810whb.com or via the station's free mobile app and join the discussion by calling 913-3-810-810.


The team will train on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday  at 10 a.m. this week at the Swope Soccer Village (6310 Lewis Rd.) in Kansas City, MO. Media are permitted to attend training sessions for photo, video and interview opportunities.