CS Cartaginés vs. Vancouver Whitecaps: How to watch, stream Concacaf Champions Cup Leg 1 | OneFootball

By MLSsoccer staff

Vancouver Whitecaps FC visit Costa Rica's CS Cartaginés on Wednesday evening for a Round One, Leg 1 showdown in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup.

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Leg 2 will be played at Vancouver's BC Place on Feb. 25, determining who advances to the Round of 16. The aggregate winner will face Seattle Sounders FC.

Nine MLS clubs are competing in the prestigious continental tournament, which grants a spot in the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The single-match CCC final will be held on May 30.

Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A.

Making their first Champions Cup appearance since 2014, Cartaginés are looking for their second CCC crown after winning the 1994 edition of the continental tournament.

They are currently second in the Costa Rican Primera División table and feature former MLS forward Johan Venegas.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

After making an epic run to the CCC final last year, only to fall to LIGA MX's Cruz Azul, Vancouver get another go in their second year under head coach Jesper Sørensen.

Entering his first full season in MLS, German superstar Thomas Müller will be central to Vancouver's hopes, along with breakout midfielder Sebastian Berhalter and standout forward Brian White. 

Coming off their best season in club history in 2025, can the 'Caps parlay that success into another deep CCC run? Should they emerge victorious, they'd join Cascadia rival Seattle as the only MLS clubs to win the modern version of the tournament.