Minnesota United announced today that the Loons’ three Coachella Valley Invitational (CVI) preseason matches will be televised across Minnesota via FOX Television Stations and Gray Media properties. Additionally, the games will be live streamed on the club’s website, mnufc.com.
For the second year in a row, WFTC FOX9+ in the Twin Cities will televise each Coachella Valley Invitational fixture at the CVI.
Fans in Northeast Minnesota, Southern Minnesota & Northern Iowa can also watch the Loons’ CVI matches for free over-the-air on Gray Media’s North Star Sports & Entertainment Network. Those over-the-air channels are: KBJR (MY9) 6.3 in the Duluth region, KEYC 7.3 in the Mankato viewing area, and KXLT 47.2 in the Rochester/Austin/Albert Lea and Mason City, IA area.
MNUFC is set to play a slate of three games during the Coachella Valley Invitational, taking on Sporting Kansas City (Feb. 7), D.C. United (Feb. 11) and Charlotte FC (Feb. 14). Below is the full broadcast and streaming schedule for each individual preseason contest:
Opponent |
Date |
Time (CT) |
Live Stream / Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
Sporting Kansas City |
Feb. 7, 2026 |
3:30 p.m. |
mnufc.com, FOX9+, KEYC, KXLT |
D.C. United |
Feb. 11, 2026 |
2:30 p.m. |
mnufc.com, FOX9+, KEYC, KXLT, KBJR |
Charlotte FC |
Feb. 14, 2026 |
12:00 p.m. |
mnufc.com, FOX9+, KEYC, KXLT, KBJR |
All games played at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif.
Schedule subject to change.
This is Minnesota’s fourth-consecutive year participating in the Southern California-based invitational. The Loons in 2026 seek to improve upon their results during the 2025 edition of the Coachella Valley Invitational. MNUFC played a slate of three matches last year: First, the Loons defeated Sporting Kansas City by a 6-0 score, before falling to LA Galaxy, 2-1. In Minnesota’s final match of last year’s CVI, they played to a narrow 1-0 loss against New York City FC.
About Minnesota United FC:
Professional soccer has been a part of Minnesota for over four decades, and since 2013, Minnesota United FC has been at the forefront of growing the game at all levels. MNUFC currently competes in three different levels established by Major League Soccer: Minnesota United FC (MLS), MNUFC2 (MLS NEXT Pro) and the MNUFC Academy (MLS NEXT). Allianz Field – constructed in 2019 in the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota – is the home to Minnesota United games, and the club trains at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota. The 2026 season is MNUFC’s milestone 10th season in MLS.
