Chicago returns from the international break ready to take on a three-game road stretch that begins north of the border against Toronto at BMO Field. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. CT, the match will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass and transmitted locally on wlsam.com (English) and WRTO 1200 AM (Spanish).
Unbeaten in their previous three matches, the Fire aims to keep the momentum going against a Toronto side that is looking to extend their unbeaten streak to three after playing the Philadelphia Union to a scoreless draw and tying D.C. United 2-2 in their last two matches.
Chicago is coming off a comeback, 2-1, victory against the LA Galaxy in which forward Hugo Cuypers scored his team-leading fifth goal of 2024 and midfielder Brian Gutiérrez scored his career-high fourth goal of the season.
- Head Coach Frank Klopas made one change to the lineup that faced the LA Galaxy on Saturday, June 1 at Soldier Field.
- Midfielder Fabian Herbers once again dons the captain’s armband against Toronto FC.
- Forward Hugo Cuypers starts his 18th game of 2024, making him the only player to start every game for the Fire in the 2024 regular season.
- Goalkeeper Chris Brady and midfielder Kellyn Acosta start for the 16th time in the 2024 MLS regular season. Brady has only missed one game this season due to international duty.
- Defender Jonathan Dean will start in his third straight match for the Fire, and the fifth overall in 2024.
- Defender Allan Arigoni returns to the starting XI for the 16th time this season, having logged 1,282 on the backline for the Fire.
- Defender Carlos Terán starts his seventh straight game of the regular season and his eighth overall. With 73 appearances, Terán ties Wilman Conde for the most all-time appearances by a Colombian-born player in Fire history.
- Defender Arnaud Souquet makes his fifth start of 2024 for the Men in Red.
- Defender/midfielder Mauricio Pineda starts for the fourth straight time this season and for the 99th time in his career. Pineda is one start away from becoming the first Homegrown Player to reach 100 starts for the Men in Red.
- Homegrown midfielder Brian Gutiérrez starts for the 14th time in 2024, participating in his 105th regular season game for Chicago. Gutiérrez’s goal against the LA Galaxy gives him a career high four goals this season, double his output in 2023 and 2022.
- Midfielder Maren Haile-Selassie starts for the 10th time in the 2024 regular season, and 12th time overall.
- Defenders Rafael Czichos (not due to injury), Chase Gasper (leg), Andrew Gutman (leg), Tobias Salquist (leg); and midfielders Xherdan Shaqiri (not due to injury) and Federico Navarro (leg) are unavailable for today’s match.
- Available off the bench for Coach Klopas are goalkeeper Spencer Richey; defenders Diego Konincks and Wyatt Omsberg; midfielders Javier Casas Jr., Gastón Giménez and Chris Mueller; and forwards Tom Barlow and Georgios Koutsias.
