After a wild Decision Day, the likes of LAFC's Giroud, Miami's Messi and the Galaxy's Reus have all learned their playoff fate.
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MLS Playoff matches confirmedMessi, Miami No. 1 overall seedRound One is Best-of-3 seriesGet the MLS Season Pass today!Stream games nowEastern Conference Playoff matchups confirmed
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, along with the rest of the Eastern Conference, now know where they will play as the MLS postseason kicks off this week.
Here are the matchups:
Wildcard match: No. 8 CF Montreal vs No. 9 Atlanta United
Tuesday, Oct. 22 | 7:30 pm ET, Stade Saputo
No. 1 Inter Miami vs winner of Wildcard match
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 25 | 8:30 pm ET, Chase StadiumGame 2: Saturday, Nov. 2 | 7 pm ET, TBCGame 3: Saturday, Nov. 9 | 8 pm ET, Chase Stadium
No. 2 Columbus Crew vs No. 7 New York Red Bulls
Game 1: Tuesday, Oct. 29 | 6:45 pm ET, Lower.com FieldGame 2: Sunday, Nov. 3 | 4:30 pm ET, Red Bull ArenaGame 3: Sunday, Nov. 10 | 5 pm ET, Lower.com Field
No. 3 FC Cincinnati vs No. 6 New York City FC
Game 1: Monday, Oct. 28 | 6:45 pm ET, TQL StadiumGame 2: Saturday, Nov. 2 | Location & time TBCGame 3: Saturday, Nov. 9 | 4 pm ET, TQL Stadium
No. 4 Orlando City vs No. 5 Charlotte FC
Game 1: Sunday, Oct. 27 | 7:30 pm ET, Inter&Co Stadium Game 2: Friday, Nov. 1 | 7:30 pm ET, Bank of America Stadium Game Game 3: Saturday, Nov. 9 | 6 pm ET, Inter&Co StadiumAdvertisementUSA Today ImagesWestern Conference Playoff matches confirmed
Olivier Giroud and Marco Reus have learned their inaugural MLS playoff fate, as the Western Conference playoff matchups were determined Saturday evening.
Here they are:
Wildcard Match: No. 8 Vancouver Whitecaps vs No. 9 Portland Timbers
Wednesday, Oct. 23 | 10:30 pm ET, Providence Park
No. 1 LAFC vs winner of Wildcard Match
Game 1: Sunday, Oct. 27 | 9:45 pm ET, BMO StadiumGame 2: Sunday, Nov. 3 | 8:45 pm ET, BC Place/Providence ParkGame 3: Friday, Nov. 8 | 11 pm ET, BMO Stadium
No. 2 LA Galaxy vs No. 7 Colorado Rapids
Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 26 | 11 pm ET, Dignity Health Sports ParkGame 2: Friday, Nov. 1 | 9:30 pm ET, Dick's Sporting Goods ParkGame 3: Saturday, Nov. 9 | 10 pm ET, Dignity Health Sports Park
No. 3 Real Salt Lake vs No. 6 Minnesota United
Game 1: Tuesday, Oct. 29 | 9 pm ET, America First FieldGame 2: Saturday, Nov. 2 | 9 pm ET, Allianz FieldGame 3: Friday, Nov. 8 | 9 pm ET, America First Field
No. 4 Seattle Sounders vs No. 5 Houston Dynamo
Game 1: Monday, Oct. 28 | 9 pm ET, Lumen FieldGame 2: Sunday, Nov. 3 | 6:30 pm ET, Shell Energy StadiumGame 3: Sunday, Nov. 10 | 7 pm ET, Lumen FieldWho won MLS Cup 2023?
The Columbus Crew won the 2023 MLS Cup, defeating LAFC 2-1 off a pair of goals from Cucho Hernandez and Yaw Yeboah. It was Wilfried Nancy's first title with the organization, and he's since led them to three more Cup Finals in 2024. The Crew were runners-up in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, winners of the Leagues Cup and runners-up in the Campeones Cup.
Getty Images Sport2024 MLS Playoffs important dates
Wildcard round: Tuesday, Oct. 22 – Wednesday, Oct. 23
Round One Best-of-3 series: Friday, Oct. 25 – Sunday, Nov. 10
Conference Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 23 – Sunday, Nov. 24
Conference Finals: Saturday, Nov. 30 – Sunday, Dec. 1
MLS Cup: Saturday, Dec. 7