The field of 18 teams for the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs is locked in after Decision Day on Saturday closed out the regular season.
In the Western Conference, the No. 9 seed Portland Timbers will play host to the No. 8 Vancouver Whitecaps in a wild card game at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (MLS Season Pass on Apple TV). The Timbers are hosting the match despite being the ninth seed because Vancouver’s stadium, BC Place, already is booked for an event.
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The Portland-Vancouver winner then will face No. 1 seed LAFC in a best-of-three, first-round series.
Other Western Conference first-round matchups are No. 4 Seattle Sounders vs. No. 5 Houston Dynamo, No. 2 LA Galaxy vs. No. 7 Colorado Rapids and No. 3 Real Salt Lake vs. No. 6 Minnesota United.
In the Eastern Conference, eighth-seeded CF Montreal will play host to No. 9 Atlanta United in a wild card game at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday (MLS Season Pass on Apple TV).
The winner will advance to take on top-seeded Inter Miami.
The other East matchups are No. 4 Orlando City SC vs. No. 5 Charlotte, No. 2 Columbus Crew vs. No. 7 New York Red Bulls, No. 3 FC Cincinnati vs. No. 6 New York City FC.
The first-round playoff series will begin Friday.
