The CONCACAF Sky Champions Cup opens in Las Vegas on Tuesday Sept. 28 with MLS champion Chicago Fire facing Caribbean champion Joe Public of Trinidad & Tobago. The game will be the first in a doubleheader on the first day of the Champions Cup at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. It will be followed by Mexican champion Toluca vs Costa Rica’s Alajuela, the No. 2 qualifier from Central America. The next day, reigning CONCACAF champion D.C. United will face the Central American champion Olimpia of Honduras in the first game, followed by Necaxa of Mexico against Saprissa of Costa Rica. The opening game each night kicks off at 6 p.m., with the second game at 8 p.m. Winners from the opening day will play in the Semifinal 1 at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, followed by the winners from day two at 8 p.m. The third-place and final games will be played on Sunday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively. The prize pool for the tournament is $300,000. The winner will represent CONCACAF in the FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil in January, 2000.
