The Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs are fast approaching. 

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

UPDATED: Monday, October 12 at 9 am ET

Wild Card

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

Round One

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

Wild Card

•  Colorado Rapids (No. 8) vs. LA Galaxy (No. 9)

Round One

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