Inter Miami and the Vancouver Whitecaps meet for the just the fourth time ever on Dec. 6.
The Major League Soccer Cup final is set as Inter Miami will welcome the Vancouver Whitecaps to Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.on Saturday night at home to book their spot. Tadeo Allende scored a hat trick to secure the record for most goals in a single MLS postseason, while Lionel Messi added an assist for his record 13th goal contribution of the playoffs.
3–1 to claim the club’s first Western Conference title and the right to take on the Herons in Fort Lauderdale.Inter Miami vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Head-to-Head History Sebastian Berhalter was key to the Whitecaps’ Concacaf Champions Cup wins against Inter Miami. / Eston Parker/ISI Photos/Getty Imagesin the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals back in April. Yet, those games came before Miami found their best form and months before the Whitecaps signed Thomas Müller. U.S. men’s national team players Brian White and Sebastian Berhalter scored twice, while Pedro Vite added a goal of his own. However, they will not have Vite for the final, after the club transferred him to Liga MX’s Pumas UNAM in the summer., with Miami defeating the Whitecaps 2–1 in Canada during the 2024 season. However, that match did not include Messi, Sergio Busquets or Luis Suárez.Inter Miami finished higher in the Supporters’ Shield table giving them home field advantage for the final. The Whitecaps will be on the road for the third time in the postseason, having beaten FC Dallas in the first round and San Diego FC in the third round. The final will mark the last game at Chase Stadium, with the club set to move to Miami Freedom Park for the 2026 MLS season.Lionel Messi and Thomas Müller played against each other in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final. / Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images The final match of the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs sees Messi and Müller clash for the first time since the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. In 10 previous meetings, Müller has come out victorious seven times, all with either Germany or Bayern Munich. The most high-profile matchup between the two saw Germany prevail over Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final, where Müller delivered an assist to Mario Götze for the winning goal in extra time. Other memorable clashes include Messi and Barcelona’s win over Bayern in the 2014–15 Champions League. Müller also netted a brace in Bayern’s historic 8–2 trouncing against Barcelona in 2020.Ben Steiner is an American-Canadian journalist who brings in-depth experience, having covered the North American national teams, MLS, CPL, NWSL, NSL and Liga MX for prominent outlets, including MLSsoccer.com, CBC Sports, and OneSoccer.
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