If the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs started today: Matchday 28 | OneFootball

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·28 August 2026

If the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs started today: Matchday 28

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By MLSsoccer staff

Roughly six weeks remain in the regular season, bringing the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs field into view.


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Below are the matchups and qualifiers if the postseason started today.

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UPDATED: Monday, September 21 at 9 am ET


EASTERN CONFERENCE


Wild Card

  1. Red Bull New York (No. 8) vs. FC Cincinnati (No. 9)

Round One

  • Nashville SC (No. 1) vs. Wild Card winner
  • New England Revolution (No. 2) vs. Orlando City (No. 7)
  • Inter Miami CF (No. 3) vs. Philadelphia Union (No. 6)
  • Charlotte FC (No. 4) vs. Chicago Fire FC (No. 5)

WESTERN CONFERENCE


Wild Card

  1. LA Galaxy (No. 8) vs. Portland Timbers (No. 9)

Round One

  • Vancouver Whitecaps FC (No. 1) vs. Wild Card winner
  • Houston Dynamo FC (No. 2) vs. Colorado Rapids (No. 7)
  • St. Louis CITY SC (No. 3) vs. LAFC (No. 6)
  • FC Dallas (No. 4) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (No. 5)

AUDI 2026 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS


MLS Cup presented by Audi will be played Dec. 18, while the playoffs begin Nov. 18 with Wild Card matches.

Decision Day, the final day of the 2026 regular season, is set for Nov. 7.

  • Seeds 1-7 in each conference qualify for the Round One Best-of-3 Series.
  • Seeds 8-9 in each conference qualify for the Wild Card matches.
  • Seeds 10-15 in each conference do not qualify for the postseason.

All games can be watched on Apple TV.

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