MLS playoff picture: Clinching scenarios, standings, schedule entering weekend - USA Today

The MLS playoff chase is coming down to the wire, with just two matches remaining for all of the league's teams.

This weekend will see a crucial set of matches, the league's last games before Decision Day on Saturday, Nov. 7.

In the Eastern Conference, six teams have already qualified for the playoffs while another six are in a race for the final three playoff berths. That leaves three teams that are already eliminated.

It's the same story in the Western Conference: Six teams are in, six are still alive and three are out of contention.

The full list of games for Matchday 34 is below. All times Eastern.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC clinches the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with:

A total of 18 teams qualify for the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs — the top nine finishers from each conference.

The eighth- and ninth-place finishers in each conference will play in wild-card matches. The top seven seeds qualify for the Round 1 best-of-three series.

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