The Seattle Sounders are hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday in Leg 2 of the Round of 16 in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Here is everything you need to know:
WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 8 p.m. PT at ONE Spokane Stadium in Spokane, Wash.
WHERE TO WATCH: The match will be available to watch on FS2 and TUDN.
2026 CCC FORMAT: Twenty-seven clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean will play in a tournament consisting of five rounds: Round One, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final. Each round up until the final consists of a two-leg series using aggregate scoring to determine a winner. The final will be a single match on May 30.
TIEBREAKERS: If the two teams’ aggregate score is tied after two legs, whichever team scored more away goals will advance. If still tied, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played with the away goals rule no longer in effect. If still tied, a penalty shootout will determine a winner.
LEG 1 RESULT: The Sounders defeated the Whitecaps 3-0 at BC Place in Vancouver last Thursday behind a brace from Paul Arriola and a goal from Paul Rothrock.
HOW THEY ADVANCE:
Sounders: Win, draw, or two-goal loss or fewer
Whitecaps: At least a four-goal win or a three-goal win of 4-1 or greater
Extra Time: A 3-0 Vancouver win would send the match to two 15-minute extra time periods before a penalty shootout, if necessary.
HOW THEY QUALIFIED:
Sounders: 2025 Leagues Cup winner
Whitecaps: 2025 Supporters’ Shield standings
ROUND ONE RESULTS:
Sounders: Bye via Leagues Cup title
Whitecaps: Defeated Costa Rica’s C.S. Cartaginés 2-0 on aggregate
BEST CCC FINISH:
Sounders: Winner (2022)
Whitecaps: Runners-up (2025)​
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PATHWAY TO GLOBAL COMPETITION: The winner of the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup will take place in the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup as well as earn a berth into the next edition of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2029.
EASTERN WASHINGTON SHOWCASE: The Sounders will host their first competitive match in Eastern Washington on Wednesday while Lumen Field in Seattle undergoes renovations ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup.
ARRIOLA’S HOLLYWOOD RETURN: A year and a day after tearing his ACL in last year’s CCC, Arriola made his first start and recorded a massive brace to lift the Sounders to a commanding lead after the first leg.
FREI STARS IN GOAL: Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer has said multiple times this year that he has two starting goalkeepers in Andrew Thomas and Stefan Frei. The former earned MLS Team of the Matchday honors last week while the latter recorded a huge road clean sheet in Leg 1 last week.​
Heritage and History
Heritage Aqua is your front-row seat to the moments and matches that shape a season, loaded with meaning, milestones, and emotion. Be there against Real Salt Lake for the first home match on the new grass pitch installed for the FIFA World Cup, run it back for a 2025 playoff rematch vs. Minnesota, then close with our Fan Appreciation Match vs. LAFC on Decision Day.
WHITECAPS SURGING: After their loss at home to Seattle in CCC, the Whitecaps took out their frustration on Minnesota United, thrashing the Loons 6-0 over the weekend. Vancouver is off to a historic start in league play, posting a 4-0-0 record with a plus-13 Goal Differential.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Sebastian Berhalter, M
Berhalter had a goal and two assists in the first half over the weekend, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup hopeful joins Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan on Mauricio Pochettino’s United States roster for upcoming friendlies against Belgium and Portugal. Berhalter is tied with Seattle’s Jesús Ferreira for the MLS lead in assists with four through the early season.
