On Tuesday, New York City FC will play the final game of Phase One in the Leagues Cup against Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club. This will be the toughest match on paper, but the result will likely not matter. Despite beating Club León, the Pigeons lost their first game against Club Puebla. While the team is not officially eliminated from making the quarterfinals, they are unofficially done after this game since four of 18 Major League Soccer teams make the knockout rounds, meaning that nobody could afford to lose a game.
It would take a miracle for NYCFC to move on.