Cards have well and truly fallen for Tuiloma and the Timbers. They will get to host Western Conference final after Sporting KC (3rd regular season & Reid's ex club) were upset 1-2 in Kansas by Real Salt Lake (7th regular season).
RSL with a 91st min winner.
https://www.mlssoccer.com/video/watch-mls-in-15-from-skc-vs-rsl-november-28-2021#highlights-sporting-kansas-city-vs-real-salt-lake-november-28-2021
So Timbers (4th regular season) through a chain of nice results will get to host WC final!!
Portland with an extra 3 days rest, in a prime spot to win through to the big dance MLS final again (got there a few years ago in Atlanta in front of 80,000) if beat RSL next weekend.
Don't think Timbers can host the MLS final as top 3 seeds from Easter Conference, all made EC semis (currently being played). So seems a EC team of from either Phili Union, New England Revolution, or Nashville will host. Presume that's how it works.
Though on a points basis over the 2 Conferences, only runaway EC winners New England got more actual points than Portland of those EC teams.
Whatever the scenario Billy T & his mates will be thrilled with how has all gone to script last few weeks.
Edit - Wiki says with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points. So if New England don't win through from EC to the big dance, and Timbers do - a MLS Cup final in Portland!
https://us.soccerway.com/national/united-states/mls/2021/regular-season/r61371/
RSL with a 91st min winner.
https://www.mlssoccer.com/video/watch-mls-in-15-from-skc-vs-rsl-november-28-2021#highlights-sporting-kansas-city-vs-real-salt-lake-november-28-2021
So Timbers (4th regular season) through a chain of nice results will get to host WC final!!
Portland with an extra 3 days rest, in a prime spot to win through to the big dance MLS final again (got there a few years ago in Atlanta in front of 80,000) if beat RSL next weekend.
Don't think Timbers can host the MLS final as top 3 seeds from Easter Conference, all made EC semis (currently being played). So seems a EC team of from either Phili Union, New England Revolution, or Nashville will host. Presume that's how it works.
Though on a points basis over the 2 Conferences, only runaway EC winners New England got more actual points than Portland of those EC teams.
Whatever the scenario Billy T & his mates will be thrilled with how has all gone to script last few weeks.
Edit - Wiki says with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points. So if New England don't win through from EC to the big dance, and Timbers do - a MLS Cup final in Portland!
https://us.soccerway.com/national/united-states/mls/2021/regular-season/r61371/