00:00Let's talk about some of the certain things that make this competition unique.
00:03First of all, the rankings of this competition are very important
00:06because there's two tables, one per league.
00:09So either way, they will be competing against their own leagues.
00:15So the top four MLS teams will advance, the top four Liga MX.
00:19So basically, this is a competition to see who is the best Liga MX team against MLS
00:25and who is the best MLS team against Mexican teams.
00:28This makes the competition very unique.
00:30And for the first time ever, the top three Mexican teams,
00:33the top three ranked teams will receive their games at home.
00:37This is the biggest development and change in the League's Cup
00:39because one of the biggest critiques is that the whole tournament happened here in the United States,
00:43obviously giving a little bit of an advantage to the American teams.
00:47Now, we're going to have that. We have big games.
00:50Some of the games that I'm really excited about, LAFC receiving Chivas.
00:55In LA?
00:56In LA?
00:57That's going to be massive.
00:58I don't prescribe to these tees, but you know how in LA a lot of people say that LAFC is
01:04Chivas 2.0,
01:05that they're going to be like in the meme where they're taking the mask and they're the same paper.
01:09I mean, what's Chiva going to do?
01:10I don't know what Chiva Mayor is going to do.
01:11Who is he going to root for?
01:13Rumor has it that he's not going to be in attendance to the game
01:15because politically that's the best way for him to go.
01:17So, saludos al Chiva Mayor.
01:19We'll be missing you.
01:20I'll be in the stadium.
01:22Big, big, big game for LAFC in their history.
01:25They have played against León.
01:27They have played against America.
01:29And now Chivas.
01:29And they were always great games.
01:31They're always great games.
01:32Camila.
01:34Another rule that I actually love about this tournament.
01:36You beat me to it.
01:38The no draws rule.
01:39The no ties.
01:40This is crazy.
01:42I mean, straight out of regulation.
01:43If it's tied, boom, PKs.
01:45No extra time.
01:46No nothing.
01:47We're going into PKs because we're not going to have ties around here.
01:50Is this part of the aggregation of football?
01:55I don't know.
01:56Because the ties are the ties.
01:59Historically, ties give you one point each.
02:01Now they're going to move on to penalties.
02:03And these are the points, you know, depending on the results.
02:05If you win outright, three points.
02:07If you win in penalties, two points.
02:09And if you lose in penalties, one point.
02:11So, the point that you earn by tying on regulation is respected.
02:14But if you win in penalties, you get a little extra.
02:16You get a little extra.
02:18I mean, I honestly think it keeps things interesting, right?
02:20Would I want this implemented into the World Cup?
02:22No.
02:23Definitely not.
02:24But I'm not hating on it.
02:26I'm interested to see, you know, how it plays out this time in the tournament.
02:29And we'll see.
02:31The knockout rounds.
02:32Let's break that down.
02:33The top four clubs from each league table will advance directly to the knockout rounds.
02:37Quarterfinal pairings are seated based on performance in the phase one.
02:40And follow a fixed bracket.
02:43So, once they qualify and they are set, they won't be receiving.
02:46The quarterfinals are scheduled for August 25th to the 27th.
02:50The semifinal is September 1st and 2nd.
02:53And the final and third place match on September 6th.
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