Wild-card night sets things off
The MLS Cup playoff bracket is locked in, and the league announced on Sunday when it all starts. After a short break following the regular season, the Eastern and Western Conference wild-card games kick off on Thursday, November 19.
In the East, eighth seed Orlando City host ninth seed FC Cincinnati at 7:30 p.m. ET. In the West, eighth seed Seattle Sounders welcome Real Salt Lake to Lumen Field at 10 p.m. ET. Both games are on Apple TV.
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Who waits in the best-of-three round
The two winners move on to face the top seeds in a best-of-three series. Nashville SC, the Supporters’ Shield winners and East number one, are waiting in the East. Vancouver Whitecaps hold the top spot in the West.
The other Eastern series are already set: second seed Inter Miami against seventh seed Columbus Crew, third seed New England Revolution against sixth seed Philadelphia Union, and fourth seed Chicago Fire against fifth seed Charlotte FC.
In the West, second seed FC Dallas play seventh seed Portland Timbers, third seed St. Louis City meet sixth seed LAFC, and fourth seed San Jose Earthquakes face fifth seed Houston Dynamo.
How to watch
Every playoff match will be available on Apple TV. The MLS Cup final will be shown on Fox and Fox Deportes in the United States and on TSN and RDS in Canada, and the league said selected matches will also air on FS1, Fox Deportes, TSN and RDS. The full schedule for the best-of-three series was due to follow later on Sunday.
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