Tommy Major's score in the 74th minute salvages a 1-1 away tie of the Seattle Hungarians' National Challenge Cup quarterfinal versus Orange County. Mike Kuczi set-up the equalizer in the first leg at Santa Ana Memorial Stadium.

Hope Solo is allocated to St. Louis of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) ahead of the league's inaugural season. Solo is reunited with former UW teammate, forward Tina Frimpong Ellertson, also an allocation from the USWNT. Spokane's Amy LePeilbet is drafted by Boston with the fourth overall pick Oct. 6. Serving as the seven-team WPS Commissioner and CEO is Everett native Tonya Antonucci.

Former Black Diamond standout Bobby Harlin is given a tribute at Rainier Golf Club. Harlin, who had both legs amputated several years earlier, is presented with an electric cart. Harlin, who came to America from England in 1906 at the age of 24, was elected to Seattle City Council in 1929 and later served nine months as mayor, in 1931. Harlin was also state director of labor and industry under Governor Langlie.

What hope the Seattle Reign held out for returning to the playoffs is extinguished with two matches still to go. A 3-0 loss marred by a red card at Utah is the fifth in a row, eliminating Seattle from playoff contention. Those losses come without stalwarts Jessica Fishlock (injured) and Sofia Huerta (loan) and without scoring a goal. In addition, Claudia Dickey, Quinn, Lauren Barnes and Olvia Van der Jagt have missed extended stretches.

The Seattle Sounders finally find a goal in the final 19 minutes and proceed to finish off the Kitsap Pumas in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup at Starfire. Cristian Roldan breaks the scoreless stalemate from short range – his first career goal – but the Sounders cannot exhale until Joevin Jones connects a minute into stoppage time. Sigi Schmid is not on the bench while serving a suspension carryover from 2015. He returns for the fifth-round advancement at Real Salt Lake, 1-1 (4-1).

Sounders forward Clint Dempsey scores after 29 seconds as the USMNT upsets Ghana, 2-1, in the opening match of World Cup group play. Seattle teammate DeAndre Yedlin, 20, also plays, becoming the first MLS homegrown signing to appear in a World Cup. Dempsey is the first American to score in three World Cups and the goal is the fifth-earliest ever in World Cup play.