Facing humiliation or redemption is Los Angeles FC, which has been snake-bitten in finals since it won MLS Cup in 2022. Facing history or further 2024 frustration is Sporting Kansas City, which is attempting to tie a record for most all-time Open Cup wins.

Playing in their fifth final in the last two years, LAFC snapped their four-game losing streak in title games with a 3-1 victory in extra time over Sporting Kansas City in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup Final at BMO Stadium on Wednesday night.

Sporting KC and LAFC will meet Wednesday night for the 109th U.S. Open Cup championship. A Sporting win would bring silverware and a fifth U.S. Open Cup title to the franchise, a record for most U.S. Open Cup wins by an MLS team.

The Black and Gold won their first U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday with a 2-1 extra-time victory over Sporting KC, their first trophy since winning the MLS Cup in 2022. Omar Campos played the hero in the additional 30 minutes, striking from the edge of the penalty area in the 102nd minute.

Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud scored as Los Angeles FC beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 to win the US Open Cup. The 37-year-old, who joined the west coast club after leaving AC Milan at the end of last season,

US Open Cup began all the way back in March with roughly 100 teams representing 14 soccer leagues throughout the United States. After more than six months of play, the US Open Cup final will be played between Los Angeles Football Club and Sporting Kansas City,

Omar Campos and Kei Kamara scored in extra time, lifting LAFC to a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City to clinch the franchise's first U.S. Open Cup title.

The Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup is one of the oldest and most prestigious trophies in North American soccer. The winner of the 2024 event will add another piece of history to its story.