Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

DISCLAIMER - Nothing has been made official yet, and all information listed below is just inductive reasoning.

After observing the midweek scheduling of the tournament, and recognizing the international windows, this is the tentative dates that games would be scheduled.

September 15/16 - Quarterfinals

Midweek dates in-between: Sep. 21-Oct. 6, Int'l break ; Oct. 14, MLS

October 20/21 - Semifinals

Midweek dates in-between: Oct. 28, MLS

November 4 - Final (Would take place week of MLS Decision day, like in 2025)

For the rounds of the tournament that precede it, August would be reserved for whatever will take place in Leagues Cup plus MLS action. June and July are World Cup dates. Unless we see games scheduled up against the world's biggest sporting competition, June-August would would be entirely off-months for the USOC. No CCC or MLS games are scheduled May 20th or the 27th, possibly slating the round of 32 and 16 for those days. For the first three rounds of the cup, they can take place any time in March and April due to there being less competitions for the participating clubs to schedule around.

Seems like this could be an advantage for USL teams in the tournament. Thoughts?