MLS All-Stars to face Liga MX All-Stars again in 2026 midseason matchup in July at Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium

The 30th season of Major League Soccer is well underway and we now know who will be the opponent for the All-Star Game in Austin. The MLS All-Stars that take place at the Q2 Stadium in July will be confronted with the League MX All-Stars for the second consecutive season and the fourth time in the last five seasons.

“We are delighted to host Liga MX again at the 2025 MLS All-Star Game, with the best talent of our competitions,” announced MLS Executive Vice President Camilo Durana. “It is an exciting match for the very first professional All-Star game that is played in Austin, causing a flourishing rivalry on the field to the passionate Austin community and at fans all over the world on the MLS season pass on the Apple TV app.”

With MLS stars such as Giorgos Giakoumakis and Mateusz Bogusz move to Liga MX next to global super stars such as Sergio Ramos and James Rodriguez, this will be a stars, even without the presence of a European team. The striking line-up helps explain why MLS left from planning competitions with European parties such as the opponent in the middle season, with Arsenal in 2023 the last time they have done that, and the previous time 2019.

The MLS All-Stars have won one competition, a draw (which they won on penalties) and have lost one at the Liga MX All-Stars. With the competitions that meet more via the Concacaf Champions Cup and the Leagues Cup, there is a growing rivalry between the two competitions that the combined All-Star game seems to cultivate.

In Austin there is also a chance for those supporters to present the atmosphere of the Q2 Stadium. With the location that all home games ever sold out in its history, there will be no shortage of interest in both the All-Star Game and the events around it, such as the Skills Challenge and various concerts.