While Lionel Messi and Inter Miami steamrolled into the Eastern Conference final, expansion San Diego FC and Vancouver Whitecaps survived out West.
The road to MLS Cup is down to its final four.
After the events of the latest playoff games, here are the matchups for the conference finals:
Of those four teams, only NYCFC has made a previous appearance in MLS Cup (winning it in 2021). The league's championship game is set for Saturday, Dec. 6.
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Here are the winners and losers from the conference semifinals of the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs:
Tadeo Allende scored a second-half brace, Lionel Messi scored and picked up three assists and visiting Inter Miami pulled away to…
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will host Vancouver in the MLS Cup final after a dominant victory against New York City FC.
Star forward Lionel Messi played a part in all four goals as Inter Miami moved on to the MLS Eastern Conference finals.
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The Inter Miami star began his club's MLS Cup title defence with a crushing away loss to rivals Los Angeles FC.
Star forward Lionel Messi and Inter Miami advanced to MLS Cup East semifinals with Game 3 playoff win over Nashville.
Lionel Messi stars as Miami blanks Cincinnati 4-0, reaches first East final
