NWSL Challenge Cup: Schedule, dates, start times with semifinals set in Utah tournament

The 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup is down to its final four. After a quarterfinal round that featured one big upset and three penalty shootouts, the Portland Thorns, Houston Dash, Sky Blue FC and Chicago Red Stars are the final teams standing in the Utah tournament. The semifinals are set for Wednesday, and the tournament wraps up on Sunday, July 26 with the final at Rio Tinto Stadium.

The final will air on CBS while all matches will be available to stream on CBS All Access. 

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Here’s the schedule and kickoff times for the preliminary round and the knockout stage:

DATE	MATCHUPS	TIME (ET)	TV
Sat., June 27	North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns FC 1	FINAL	CBS & CBS All Access
	Washington Spirit 2, Chicago Red Stars 1	FINAL	CBS All Access
Tue., June 30	Houston Dash 3, Utah Royals FC 3	FINAL	CBS All Access
	OL Reign 0, Sky Blue FC 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
Wed., July 1	Portland Thorns FC 0, Chicago Red Stars 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
	North Carolina Courage 2, Washington Spirit 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
Sat., July 4	Utah Royals FC 1, Sky Blue FC 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
	Houston Dash 2, OL Reign 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
Sun., July 5	North Carolina Courage 1, Chicago Red Stars 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
	Portland Thorns FC 1, Washington Spirit 1	FINAL	CBS All Access
Wed., July 8	OL Reign 1, Utah Royals 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
	Sky Blue FC 2, Houston Dash 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
Sun., July 12	Washington Spirit 1,  Houston Dash 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
	Chicago Red Stars 1. Utah Royals FC 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
Mon., July 13	OL Reign 0, Portland Thorns FC 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
	North Carolina Courage 2, Sky Blue FC 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
Fri., July 17	Quarterfinal: Portland Thorns 1, North Carolina Courage 0	FINAL	CBS All Access
	Quarterfinal: Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals 0 (Dash advance, 3-2, on PKs)	FINAL	CBS All Access
Sat., July 18	Quarterfinal: Sky Blue FC 0, Washington Spirit 0 (Sky Blue advance, 4-3, on PKs)	FINAL	CBS All Access
	Quarterfinal: Chicago Red Stars 0, OL Reign 0 (Red Stars advance, 4-3, on PKs)	FINAL	CBS All Access
Wed., July 22	Semifinal: Houston Dash vs. Portland Thorns	12:30 p.m.	CBS All Access
	Semifinal: Chicago Red Stars vs. Sky Blue FC	10 p.m.	CBS All Access
Sun., July 26	Final at Rio Tinto Stadium	12:30 p.m.	CBS & CBS All Access

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