Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs forecast: Who makes it?

The Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs are only six weeks away. 

Below are the matchups and qualifiers if the postseason started today.

UPDATED: Monday, September 28 at 9 am ET

Wild Card

• Red Bull New York (No. 8) vs. New York City FC (No. 9)

Round One

• Nashville SC (No. 1) vs. Wild Card winner
• New England Revolution (No. 2) vs. Orlando City (No. 7)
• Inter Miami CF (No. 3) vs. Philadelphia Union (No. 6)
• Charlotte FC (No. 4) vs. Chicago Fire FC (No. 5)

Wild Card

• LA Galaxy (No. 8) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (No. 9)

Round One

• Vancouver Whitecaps FC (No. 1) vs. Wild Card winner
• FC Dallas (No. 2) vs. Colorado Rapids (No. 7)
• San Jose Earthquakes (No. 3) vs. LAFC (No. 6)
• Houston Dynamo FC (No. 4) vs. St. Louis CITY SC (No. 5)

MLS Cup presented by Audi will be played Dec. 18, while the playoffs begin Nov. 18 with Wild Card matches.

Decision Day, the final day of the 2026 regular season, is set for Nov. 7.

• Seeds 1-7 in each conference qualify for the Round One Best-of-3 Series.
• Seeds 8-9 in each conference qualify for the Wild Card matches.
• Seeds 10-15 in each conference do not qualify for the postseason.

All games can be watched on Apple TV.