This week during Matchday 30:

• Eight teams can clinch an Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs spot.
• One team can be eliminated from Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs contention.
• Nashville SC can clinch the Eastern Conference No. 1 seed.

Miami will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. ✅ Miami win vs. New York City or...
2. ❌ Miami draw vs. New York City AND D.C. draw vs. New York or...
3. ❌ Miami draw vs. New York City AND New York lose at D.C. AND Cincinnati lose/draw vs. New England or...
4. ❌ Miami draw vs. New York City AND New York lose at D.C. AND Orlando lose at Toronto or...
5. ❌ Miami draw vs. New York City AND D.C. lose vs. New York AND Toronto lose/draw vs. Orlando

UPDATE: Miami won 2-0 vs. New York City

Chicago will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. ❌ Chicago win vs. Philadelphia or...
2. ❌ Chicago draw vs. Philadelphia AND New York lose at D.C. AND Cincinnati lose/draw vs. New England AND New York City lose/draw at Miami or...
3. ❌ Chicago draw vs. Philadelphia AND D.C. lose/draw vs. New York AND New York City lose/draw at Miami AND Toronto lose/draw vs. Orlando or...
4. ❌ Chicago draw vs. Philadelphia AND Cincinnati lose/draw vs. New England AND New York City lose/draw at Miami AND Toronto lose/draw vs. Orlando or...
5. ❌ D.C. lose vs. New York AND New York City lose at Miami AND Toronto lose/draw vs. Orlando or...
6. ❌ D.C. draw vs. New York AND Cincinnati lose vs. New England AND New York City lose at Miami AND Toronto lose/draw vs. Orlando

UPDATE: Chicago lost 3-1 vs. Philadelphia

New England will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. ✅ New England win at Cincinnati AND New York lose/draw at D.C. AND New York City lose/draw at Miami or...
2. ✅ New England win at Cincinnati AND New York City lose/draw at Miami AND Toronto lose/draw vs. Orlando

UPDATE: New England won 3-2 at Cincinnati

Charlotte will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. ❌ Charlotte win at Columbus AND New York lose at D.C. AND Cincinnati lose/draw vs. New England AND New York City lose/draw at Miami or...
2. ❌ Charlotte win at Columbus AND D.C. lose/draw vs. New York AND New York City lose/draw at Miami AND Toronto lose/draw vs. Orlando

UPDATE: Charlotte lost 3-1 at Columbus

St. Louis will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. ✅ St. Louis win/draw vs. Vancouver or...
2. ✅ Portland lose/draw at LA AND Salt Lake lose/draw vs. San Jose or...
3. ✅ Portland lose/draw at LA AND San Diego lose/draw vs. Houston or...
4. ✅ Salt Lake lose/draw vs. San Jose AND San Diego lose/draw vs. Houston or...
5. ❌ Salt Lake lose/draw vs. San Jose AND Colorado lose vs. Minnesota or...
6. ❌ San Diego lose/draw vs. Houston AND Colorado lose vs. Minnesota

UPDATE: St. Louis drew 0-0 vs. Vancouver

Dallas will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. ✅ Dallas win vs. Seattle AND Portland lose/draw at LA AND Salt Lake lose/draw vs. San Jose or...
2. ✅ Dallas win vs. Seattle AND Portland lose/draw at LA AND San Diego lose/draw vs. Houston or...
3. ❌ Dallas win vs. Seattle AND Colorado lose vs. Minnesota AND Salt Lake lose/draw vs. San Jose or...
4. ❌ Dallas win vs. Seattle AND Colorado lose vs. Minnesota AND San Diego lose/draw vs. Houston or...
5. ✅ Dallas win vs. Seattle AND Salt Lake lose/draw vs. San Jose AND San Diego lose/draw vs. Houston

UPDATE: Dallas won 1-0 vs. Seattle

San Jose will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. ❌ San Jose win at Salt Lake AND Portland lose at LA or...
2. ❌ San Jose win at Salt Lake AND San Diego lose/draw vs. Houston

UPDATE: San Jose drew 1-1 at Salt Lake

Houston will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. ❌ Houston win at San Diego AND LA lose vs. Portland AND Austin lose/draw at LAFC AND Salt Lake lose vs. San Jose

UPDATE: Houston drew 3-3 at San Diego

Nashville will clinch the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference if:

1. ❌ Nashville win vs. Kansas City AND Chicago lose/draw vs. Philadelphia AND Miami lose/draw vs. New York City or...
2. ❌ Nashville draw vs. Kansas City AND Chicago lose vs. Philadelphia AND Miami lose vs. New York City AND Charlotte lose/draw at Columbus AND New England lose/draw at Cincinnati

UPDATE: Nashville won 4-0 vs. Kansas City, but did not clinch due to other results.

Kansas City will be eliminated from Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs contention with:

1. ❌ Kansas City draw at Nashville AND LA win vs. Portland AND Colorado win vs. Minnesota or...
2. ✅ Kansas City lose at Nashville AND LA win vs. Portland AND Colorado win/draw vs. Minnesota or...
3. ❌ Kansas City lose at Nashville AND LA draw vs. Portland AND Colorado win/draw vs. Minnesota AND Austin win at LAFC or...
4. ❌ Kansas City lose at Nashville SC AND LA draw vs. Portland AND Colorado win/draw vs. Minnesota AND Salt Lake win vs. San Jose or...
5. ❌ Kansas City lose at Nashville AND LA draw vs. Portland AND Colorado win/draw vs. Minnesota AND San Diego win vs. Houston or...
6. ❌ Kansas City lose at Nashville AND Portland win/draw at LA AND Austin win at LAFC AND Salt Lake win vs. San Jose or...
7. ❌ Kansas City lose at Nashville AND Portland win at LA AND Austin win at LAFC AND San Diego win vs. Houston or...
8. ❌ Kansas City lose at Nashville AND Portland win at LA AND Salt Lake win vs. San Jose AND San Diego win vs. Houston or...
9. ❌ Kansas City lose at Nashville AND Colorado win/draw vs. Minnesota AND Austin win at LAFC AND Salt Lake win vs. San Jose or...
10. ❌ Kansas City lose at Nashville AND Colorado win/draw vs. Minnesota AND Austin win at LAFC AND San Diego win vs. Houston or...
11. ❌ Kansas City lose at Nashville AND Colorado win/draw vs. Minnesota AND Salt Lake win vs. San Jose AND San Diego win vs. Houston

UPDATE: Kansas City lost 4-0 at Nashville