Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | Kickoff: 7:40pm ET
Location: The Stadium at Memorial Field | Mount Vernon, NY
Television: Paramount+
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NEW YORK CITY FC HEAD COACH PASCAL JANSEN
On lessons from last year’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the approach this season... “It was a brief moment, unfortunately, last season. So our intent is to be in this tournament as long as we can. Obviously it’s a tournament where a prize can be won, so that is something that we always desire within the Club. So that is on our mind as well. But basically, like I said in the beginning, for us it’s mainly to be in the tournament as long as we can.”
On the ‘bulletproof mindset’ and its importance in Cup competitions... “It’s a huge part. In the way we set things up and in the way we approach our games, it doesn’t matter who you play, when you play, what time you play, you always have to be ready to compete. So we take this tournament very seriously. As I mentioned a couple of times already, our spell in last year’s tournament was way too short. So our goal is to be in this tournament as long as possible, and the bulletproof mindset is a huge part of that as well.”
