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Ben Steiner

Five Favorites to Win the 2026 MLS Cup—Ranked

The 2026 MLS regular season is coming down to wire, with most teams having four games left to battle above the playoff line.

This postseason will keep the system used since 2023: nine teams in each conference, with the eighth- and ninth-place finishers playing a one-game Wild Card match to determine who advances to face the top seed in the first round’s best-of-three series.

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