The Union's dreams of playing in next year's Club World Cup are all but over

The Union's dreams of playing in next year's FIFA Club World Cup were all but dashed late Wednesday night when the Columbus Crew knocked Mexico's Monterrey out of the Concacaf Champions Cup in the semifinals. Monterrey had already earned a Club World Cup berth by winning the Concacaf title in 2021. If Los Rayados had won this tournament, the World Cup berth would have gone to the next eligible team in FIFA's ranking of the continent's clubs. Columbus won the first game of the series 2-1 at home last week, then delivered a stunning 3-1 rout in Mexico this week.