The USL Championship announced on Sunday that the Western Conference Final of the 2026 USL Championship Playoffs between No. 1 seed New Mexico United and No. 2 seed Sacramento Republic FC had been postponed due to travel delays caused by the FAA ground stop.
Republic FC was originally scheduled to depart from Sacramento International Airport on Friday. After multiple flight cancellations Friday & Saturday morning, they bussed to San Francisco to take an evening flight on Saturday, which was also canceled. Republic FC is now scheduled on a charter flight to the Land of Enchantment, arriving in Albuquerque this evening.
The game will now be played on Monday night at 9 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. MT at RGCU Field at Isotopes Park, with the game to air on ESPN+. Same goal, just a different day!
Any tickets purchased for Sunday are still valid for Monday night’s Western Conference Final. Limited tickets are still available and you can purchase them at SeatGeek.com. One more day to pack the lab!
The winner of Monday night’s contest will host Eastern Conference champion Louisville City FC in the 2026 USL Championship Final on Saturday, Nov. 21, with kickoff on the CBS Television Network at TUDN scheduled for 12 p.m. ET / 10 a.m MT.
