Son Heung-min Goes From Hero to Villain in Crazy MLS Playoff Game. dark. Next. Vancouver vs LAFC<\/p>\n
Should San Diego prevail over Minnesota, Vancouver would head to California for the Conference final. If Minnesota wins, the Whitecaps would head back to BC Place for another home match against the Loons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Next stop\u2026 ? https:\/\/t.co\/oAEMGaKg37<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Thomas M\u00fcller (@esmuellert_) November 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Regardless, the match will take place on either Nov. 29 or 30, with the Eastern Conference final on the unused day, featuring the winners of the Eastern Conference semifinals between Philadelphia Union vs. New York City FC and FC Cincinnati vs. Inter Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n The winners of each conference will then meet in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 in a single-match showdown for the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy, hosted by the team that finished higher in the regular season standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n For the Whitecaps, the only team they could host in MLS Cup is New York City. Any other Eastern Conference champion would see the Whitecaps hit the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sebastian Berhalter was critical to the Vancouver Whitecaps win on Saturday. \/ Jeff Vinnick\/Getty Images <\/p>\n It has taken a dramatic road for Thomas M\u00fcller\u2019s Vancouver Whitecaps<\/a> to get to the club\u2019s first Conference Final, after previously falling short in the second round in 2015 and 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n After finishing second in the Western Conference with a record 62 points, the Whitecaps swept FC Dallas in their first-round best-of-three series. In the Conference semifinal, they needed penalty kicks to eliminate Son Heung-min\u2019s LAFC<\/a> and advance to a record-setting MLS Cup playoff run.\u00a0<\/p>\n While the \u2019Caps have won five Canadian Championship titles in their MLS era, they have only played in one other final, which came earlier in 2025 as they lost to Liga MX side Cruz Azul in a showdown for the Concacaf Champions Cup.<\/p>\n READ THE LATEST MLS NEWS, TRANSFER RUMORS AND GOSSIP<\/p>\n