Overview
- Kickoff is 2:30 p.m. ET at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, with coverage on FOX and streaming on Apple TV via MLS Season Pass.
- Official lineups confirm Lionel Messi as captain for Inter Miami, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets starting in their final professional match, and Luis Suárez among the substitutes.
- Inter Miami has scored 17 goals in five playoff matches, with Messi setting a new MLS postseason record of 13 goal contributions.
- Vancouver arrives as Western Conference champion after a midseason lift from summer signing Thomas Müller and previously eliminated Miami in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
- Home field was awarded based on regular-season points, with Miami’s 65 edging Vancouver’s 63 under the MLS hosting rule.