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Orlando City-Inter Miami scheduled for opening day of MLS tournament

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jun 11, 2020 2:37 PM ET

On Wednesday, Major League Soccer and Walt Disney World announced that the league's return-to-play tournament featuring all 26 clubs will commence on July 8 at Orlando's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

The competition's opening day will see a pair of Florida clubs face each other for the first time.

Iliana Limón Romero of the Orlando Sentinel has confirmed that expansion side Inter Miami CF will play against Orlando City among the July 8 tournament fixtures. Kickoff time and the television broadcaster of the match aren't known.

The tournament's opening round is a group stage and is followed by a knockout round. A 2021 CONCACAF Champions League spot will be awarded to the competition's winner.

MLS suspended play after two matchdays in March because of the uncontrolled virus outbreak. Inter Miami lost to DC United and LAFC in their first two official matches.

The tournament's full draw is set for 3:30 pm ET Thursday afternoon.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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