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The final MLS matchday before the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> pause concludes with a must-watch Sunday night doubleheader on FOX.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Here’s everything to know ahead of these marquee showdowns on linear and Apple TV<\/a> that bring the curtain down on Matchday 15.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Fresh off their first-ever win at Nu Stadium, Inter Miami<\/a> are looking for another statement performance at their newly christened home.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lionel Messi<\/a>‘s masterful 1g\/1a performance guided the Herons to a 2-0 victory<\/a> over the Portland Timbers<\/a> last weekend. The legendary No. 10 is hitting peak form ahead of Argentina’s World Cup title defense, delivering 5g\/6a in his last four matches to add to his MLS-best 18 goal contributions (12g\/6a) this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Messi’s international teammate Rodrigo De Paul<\/a> is also thriving with five goal contributions (1g\/4a) in his last three games, marquee winter signing\u00a0Germ\u00e1n Berterame<\/a> (5g\/3a) has scored in two straight appearances to boost his chances of making Mexico’s World Cup squad, and Dayne St. Clair<\/a> posted his second clean sheet of the season against Portland as he eyes\u00a0Canada<\/a>‘s No. 1 goalkeeper job at this summer’s tournament.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Meanwhile, Philadelphia<\/a> are chasing a statement performance.<\/p>\n The 2025 Supporters’ Shield winners are last in the league table heading into Matchday 15 with just one win and seven points from 14 games.<\/p>\n However, there are bright spots on the Union roster: midfielder Danley Jean Jacques<\/a> was recently called up to Haiti’s World Cup squad<\/a>, and 16-year-old homegrown phenom Cavan Sullivan<\/a> scored his first MLS goal<\/a> during a recent visit to Orlando City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Milan Iloski<\/a> has a team-high four goals this year, including a second-half equalizer in last weekend’s 1-1 draw<\/a> vs. the Columbus Crew<\/a>. And center back Olwethu Makhanya<\/a> is on the World Cup radar for South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n LAFC<\/a> are in must-win territory amid a four-game winless skid that’s dropped them to seventh place in the Western Conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Black & Gold have struggled since reaching the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup<\/a> semifinals, most recently dropping a 3-2 decision<\/a> at Supporters’ Shield leaders\u00a0Nashville SC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n However, with World Cup-bound<\/a> South Korean superstar Son Heung-Min<\/a> boasting an MLS-best nine assists, club legend Denis Bouanga<\/a> producing 6g\/5a, and rising Venezuelan international David Mart\u00ednez<\/a> (5g\/2a) enjoying a breakout season, LAFC remain one of the league’s top sides.<\/p>\n They also boast several Canadian World Cup hopefuls in winger Jacob Shaffelburg<\/a> and midfielders Stephen Eust\u00e1quio<\/a> and Mathieu Choini\u00e8re<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The same urgency applies to the\u00a0Seattle Sounders<\/a>, who saw their nine-game unbeaten streak snapped last weekend with a 2-0 home loss<\/a> to the LA Galaxy<\/a>. The setback also ended their 22-game undefeated run at Lumen Field.\u00a0<\/p>\n Veteran midfielder Cristian Roldan<\/a> came off the bench against the Galaxy after starting the Rave Green’s first two matches of a three-game week.<\/p>\n Roldan is expected to return to the starting lineup on Sunday, giving him one last chance to impress Mauricio Pochettino before the USMNT<\/a> manager announces his final World Cup roster on May 26.<\/p>\n MLS veterans Jes\u00fas Ferreira<\/a> and Albert Rusn\u00e1k<\/a> both have a team-high seven goal contributions for Seattle, and Paul Rothrock<\/a> has scored a team-best four goals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n As the home teams, Inter Miami and LAFC are favored to get all three points. And with Messi and Son, respectively, they have the star power to get it done.<\/p>\nInter Miami CF vs. Philadelphia Union<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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LAFC vs. Seattle Sounders FC<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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