{"id":464994,"date":"2026-10-13T19:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/464994\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T19:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:16:11","slug":"how-fc-dallas-can-clinch-a-playoff-spot-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/464994\/","title":{"rendered":"How FC Dallas can clinch a playoff spot this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeah, there are a lot of scenarios to walk through.<\/p>\n

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Photo via Mike Brooks<\/p>\n

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\n October 13, 2026, 1:17 pm\n <\/p>\n

The 2026 regular season is rounding the corner on the final stretch as we\u2019re only a few games away from Decision Day. As we move into a double-game week, the league has issued various scenarios for a number of clubs who can clinch a playoff spot this week. <\/p>\n

And FC Dallas is one of them.<\/p>\n

Below are the scenarios for clinching ahead of tomorrow\u2019s home game against the Seattle Sounders.<\/p>\n

FC Dallas WIN vs. Seattle Sounders FC AND Portland Timbers LOSS\/DRAW at LA Galaxy AND Real Salt Lake LOSS\/DRAW vs. San Jose Earthquakes\u00a0ORFC Dallas WIN vs. Seattle Sounders FC AND Portland Timbers LOSS\/DRAW at LA Galaxy AND San Diego FC LOSS\/DRAW vs. Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0ORFC Dallas WIN vs. Seattle Sounders FC AND Colorado Rapids LOSS vs. Minnesota United FC AND Real Salt Lake LOSS\/DRAW vs. San Jose Earthquakes\u00a0ORFC Dallas WIN vs. Seattle Sounders FC AND Colorado Rapids LOSS vs. Minnesota United FC AND San Diego FC LOSS\/DRAW vs. Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0ORFC Dallas WIN vs. Seattle Sounders FC AND Real Salt Lake LOSS\/DRAW vs. San Jose Earthquakes AND San Diego FC LOSS\/DRAW vs. Houston Dynamo FC<\/p>\n

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The main point here is: win. Winning helps unlock a lot of chances for FC Dallas to lock up a playoff spot tomorrow night. But don\u2019t be surprised if we need to wait until the weekend for Dallas to fully clinch a playoff spot. <\/p>\n

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\"Drew<\/p>\n

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Drew Epperley<\/a><\/p>\n

Owner and Managing Editor of Big D Soccer. I\u2019ve been covering MLS and FC Dallas since 2007. <\/p>\n

Part time nut. \u26bd fan. \u2615\ufe0f & \ud83c\udf7a drinker.<\/p>\n


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\n What to Watch For: FC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders
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\n FC Dallas hosts Seattle on Wednesday night looking to bounce back from a painful Charlotte loss and hand the Sounders their first defeat in ten games. Here’s what to watch in what could be a postseason preview.\n <\/p>\n

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