Overview
- Vancouver leads the best-of-three 1-0 and would advance with a win Saturday in Frisco; a Dallas win would force Game 3 on Nov. 7 at BC Place.
- The Whitecaps routed Dallas 3-0 in Game 1 and outshot them 22-0, the first time in FC Dallas history they failed to register a shot.
- Blackmon has returned to full training following a Sept. 16 MCL sprain and was recently named MLS Defender of the Year, with his Game 2 readiness under assessment.
- Top scorer Brian White did not train midweek due to a lingering hamstring issue, and Mathias Laborda is available after serving a suspension.
- Saturday’s match is on TSN at 6:30 p.m. PDT, and MLSPA data listed Thomas Müller’s prorated guaranteed compensation at $1.4 million with a 2026 option projected above $6 million.