Overview
- Vancouver beat FC Dallas 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to clinch the first-round series in Texas.
- Ralph Priso-Mbongue leveled in the 90+3 minute after Müller won the aerial duel at a corner, and Müller then converted Vancouver's opening kick in the shootout.
- The Whitecaps will meet the winner of Los Angeles FC versus Austin FC, with LAFC holding a 1-0 lead in that series.
- MLS first-round ties use a best-of-three format in which drawn games go straight to penalties with no extra time.
- Public union data lists Müller’s base pay at $1.4 million, while media reports cite goal and title bonuses of roughly €300,000 and suggest a possible 2026 Designated Player salary near €6 million.