MLS · Round 0
Soldier Field

Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC starting lineups

Chicago Fire FC Charlotte FC
2 - 1
Full time
Lewandowski 20', 68'
Biel 18'

Chicago Fire FC and Charlotte FC lineup images

Chicago Fire FC starting lineup vs Charlotte FC, 4-4-2: Brady, Barroso, Waterman, Elliott, Gutman, Zinckernagel, D'Avilla, Salétros, Bamba, Lewandowski, Lod. MLS Round 0, Saturday, August 1, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Charlotte FC starting lineup vs Chicago Fire FC, 4-3-3: Kahlina, Byrne, Agyemang, Kessler, Toffolo, de la Torre, Westwood, Diani, Biel, Toklomati, Abada. MLS Round 0, Saturday, August 1, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

Salétros Yellow cardYellow card
10'
18'
goalBiel0 - 1
1 - 1Lewandowskigoal
20'
Half time · 1 - 1
Waterman Yellow cardYellow card
59'
2 - 1Lewandowskigoal
68'
69'
substitutionSchnegg for Toffolo
Dithejane for Bambasubstitution
74'
77'
substitutionAloko for Abada
86'
substitutionBronico for de la Torre
86'
substitutionGoodwin for Toklomati
Haile-Selassie for Lodsubstitution
88'
Pineda for D'Avillasubstitution
88'
Lewandowski Yellow cardYellow card
90+5'

Chicago Fire FC and Charlotte FC team sheets and player ratings

Chicago Fire FC

4-4-2
Starting XI
1 United States Brady rating 6.3
2 Portugal Barroso rating 7.3
16 Canada Waterman yellow card rating 6.8
3 England Elliott rating 7.2
15 United States Gutman rating 7.0
11 Denmark Zinckernagel rating 9.0
42 Côte d'Ivoire D'Avilla off 88' rating 7.4
6 Sweden Salétros yellow card rating 7.3
19 Côte d'Ivoire Bamba off 74' rating 7.0
9 Poland Lewandowski 2 goals yellow card rating 9.0
17 Finland Lod off 88' rating 7.6
Substitutes
12 South Africa Dithejane on 74' rating 6.7
22 United States Pineda on 88'
7 Switzerland Haile-Selassie on 88'
44 United States Cohen
24 United States Dean
5 United States Rogers
14 Serbia Radojevic
35 United States Oregel
20 United States Shokalook

Charlotte FC

4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Croatia Kahlina rating 6.3
14 England Byrne rating 6.3
44 Ghana Agyemang rating 6.5
22 United States Kessler rating 6.3
15 England Toffolo off 69' rating 6.1
17 United States de la Torre off 86' rating 7.5
8 England Westwood rating 7.0
28 France Diani rating 6.2
16 Spain Biel 1 goal rating 8.1
9 Israel Toklomati off 86' rating 7.6
11 Israel Abada off 77' rating 6.1
Substitutes
23 Austria Schnegg on 69' rating 6.0
37 Benin Aloko on 77' rating 6.0
13 United States Bronico on 86'
7 Australia Goodwin on 86'
21 United States Miller
4 United States Privett
35 United States Cleary
20 Mali Coulibaly
25 England Smalls

Managers

Berhalter4-4-2Chicago Fire FC
Smith4-3-3Charlotte FC
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Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC: match summary

Chicago Fire FC beat Charlotte FC 2–1 at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday, August 1, 2026, in Round 0 of the MLS. Pep Biel (18') scored for Charlotte FC, Robert Lewandowski (20', 68') for Chicago Fire FC. The match ratings read 7.4 for Chicago Fire FC and 6.6 for Charlotte FC. Philip Zinckernagel and Robert Lewandowski tied for the highest player rating at 9.0, and Harry Toffolo of Charlotte FC the lowest rated starter at 6.0. Chicago Fire FC lined up in a 4-4-2 under Berhalter, Charlotte FC in a 4-3-3 under Smith. Anton Salétros was booked on 10 minutes, Joel Waterman on 59 and Robert Lewandowski on 90, and nobody was sent off. Eastern standings taken on September 2, 2026 had Chicago Fire FC 3rd on 37 points and Charlotte FC 5th on 35.

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