MLS Still Unfamiliar to Son Heung-min...Two games against Austin, one against Vancouver? Why on earth?

Nov 04, 2025

MLS Still Unfamiliar to Son Heung-min...Two games against Austin, one against Vancouver? Why on earth?
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MLS Still Unfamiliar to Son Heung-min...Two games against Austin, one against Vancouver? Why on earth?
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LA FC reached the semi-finals of the MLS Cup Western Conference by defeating Austin FC. From now on, you have to bet everything in one round.

LA FC will play the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Western Conference semifinals against FC Dallas. The game will be played at the BC Place Center, home of Vancouver. The reason is that Vancouver ranks higher in the Western Conference than LA FC. While Los Angeles FC advanced to the postseason MLS Cup in third place, Vancouver came in second. The top team in the conference will take the right to host the home game first.

The game against Vancouver is a close game. If the game is not decided within 90 minutes of the first half, overtime must be played. If he ends up scoreless in overtime, he will enter a penalty shootout. Usually, even if the home team or the top team draws in the playoffs, it is different from taking the right to advance through advantage.




Currently, in the Western Conference, LA FC and Vancouver are in the semifinals, while Minnesota FC-Seattle Sounders and San Diego FC-Portland Timber are in the quarterfinals. Among them, only San Diego, which ranks first in the Western Conference, is ahead of LA FC. In other words, if LA FC beats Vancouver to advance to the conference finals, it will be able to play at its home stadium, BMO Stadium.

MLS Still Unfamiliar to Son Heung-min...Two games against Austin, one against Vancouver? Why on earth?
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What's interesting is that unlike LA FC, which won two consecutive games against Austin and comfortably advanced to the semifinals of the conference, San Diego is playing Portland three times. San Diego defeated Portland 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the conference, but drew 2-2 in the second round. Usually, in this case, San Diego leads the overall record (1 win, 1 draw) and multiple points (3-2) to the semifinals. However, in the best-of-two MLS Cup conference quarterfinals, the winner is decided by a penalty shootout without extra time in case of a draw. With Portland winning 3-2 in the shootout, San Diego will play one more game.

The team with higher regular-season points will take the right to host the MLS Cup final home game, which will face the Eastern Conference winner. This, too, is a one-game match. MLS will be awarded 'Supporters Shield' to the team with the highest points, covering the East-West Conference. However, the MLS Cup winners are considered to have a higher authority. It is a fun and unfamiliar MLS system for Son Heung-min, who has been active in Europe all the time.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.