Houston 2-1 Chicago (Feb 21, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW Olympics Olympics NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Houston v Chicago 2026 MLS, Regular Season Houston Dynamo FC Houston HOU 0-0-0 , 0 PTS 2 0-0-0 , 0 PTS FT Chicago Fire FC Chicago CHI 0-0-0 , 0 PTS 1 0-0-0 , 0 PTS Guilherme Augusto – 66', 77' Hugo Cuypers – 31' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Santos debut double leads Houston rally to beat Chicago By Associated Press Updated: Feb 21, 2026, 11:08 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email HOUSTON — Guilherme Santos scored two goals in the second half of his MLS debut to rally the Houston Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in a season opener on Saturday night. Santos found the net for the first time in the 67th minute – with assists from Jack McGlynn and Ezequiel Ponce – to tie it 1-1. He scored the winner unassisted 11 minutes later off a deflection. Santos joined the Dynamo after scoring 95 goals in 429 appearances for Brazilian Série A side Santos FC. Hugo Cuypers picked up where he left off last season, scoring unassisted in the 31st minute to stake the Fire to a 1-0 lead. Cuypers had 17 goals in 33 appearances last season and scored 10 times in 31 appearances in 2024 – his first season in the league. Jonathan Bond totaled two saves for the Dynamo, while Chris Brady saved two shots for the Fire. Head coach Gregg Berhalter led Chicago to its first playoff appearance since 2017 last season. Up next Houston: Hosts Los Angeles FC on Saturday. Chicago: Hosts CF Montreal on Saturday. Game Information Shell Energy Stadium 8:30 PM , February 21, 2026 Coverage : Apple TV Houston, Texas , USA MLS Standings Team GP W D L GD P FC Cincinnati 1 1 0 0 +2 3 Charlotte FC 1 0 1 0 0 1 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 New England Revolution 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orlando City SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Atlanta United FC 1 0 0 1 -2 0 Full Table MLS Standings Team GP W D L GD P St. Louis CITY SC 1 0 1 0 0 1 Austin FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Diego FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 0 0 0 0 0 Full Table MLS News LAFC vs. Inter Miami CF – Game Highlights Watch the Game Highlights from LAFC vs. Inter Miami CF, 02/21/2026 Santos debut double leads Houston rally to beat Chicago – Guilherme Santos scored two goals in the second half of his MLS debut to rally the Houston Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in a season opener on Saturday night. Musa double sees FC Dallas edge Toronto FC Petar Musa scored two goals on Saturday night, Logan Farrington added a goal and an assist, and FC Dallas beat Toronto FC 3-2 in the season opener for both teams. All MLS News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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