Canadian MLS Teams to Each 'Host' Game in USA; League Confirms Playoff Format

With travel to Canada prohibited for U.S. teams, MLS's three Canadian sides will stage home games south of the border.

NEW YORK (AP) — The three Canadian Major League Soccer teams will each play a “home″ game in the United States as the league’s regular season continues.

The MLS has been announcing the 2020 regular season schedule in increments because of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on travel to Canada. Each MLS team will compete in three matches from Sept. 18-27.

Because of travel restrictions, the Montreal Impact will host a match at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey; Toronto FC will host a game in Hartford, Connecticut; and the Vancouver Whitecaps will host a game in Portland, Oregon.

The league on Friday also announced qualification details for the playoffs. Eight teams for the 12-team Western Conference will qualify. The top six seeds in the 14-team Eastern Conference will qualify, while the No. 7 through No. 10 seeds will compete in a play-in match.

Who will take home the title? 🏆@Audi #MLSCupPlayoffs bracket. pic.twitter.com/1QiNcgQGuS

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 11, 2020

The MLS Cup is set for Dec. 12.