{"id":923958,"date":"2026-08-01T00:14:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T05:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/matchday-19-muller-vs-son-cascadia-cup-clash-more-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T00:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T05:14:30","slug":"matchday-19-muller-vs-son-cascadia-cup-clash-more-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/matchday-19-muller-vs-son-cascadia-cup-clash-more-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchday 19: M\u00fcller vs. Son, Cascadia Cup clash &#038; more! | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<article xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Following the 2026 MLS All-Star Game presented by Chime, some of the league&#8217;s biggest stars will be on display in a can&#8217;t-miss Matchday 19.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The weekend starts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/timo-werner\/\">Timo Werner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/san-jose-earthquakes\/\">San Jose Earthquakes<\/a> making a trip east to face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/evander\/\">Evander<\/a>-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/fc-cincinnati\/\">FC Cincinnati<\/a>. Then, global icons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/thomas-muller\/\">Thomas M\u00fcller<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/son-heung-min\/\">Son Heung-Min<\/a> square off when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/vancouver-whitecaps-fc\/\">Vancouver Whitecaps FC<\/a> host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/los-angeles-football-club\/\">LAFC<\/a> in a clash of Western Conference juggernauts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Finally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/portland-timbers\/\">Portland Timbers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/seattle-sounders-fc\/\">Seattle Sounders FC<\/a> renew their longstanding rivalry in a scintillating Cascadia clash.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Saturday, 7:30 pm ET\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/soc.cr\/4fDRJO6\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Both teams are looking to rebound from less-than-satisfying results in rivalry showdowns from Matchday 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/kevin-denkey\/\">K\u00e9vin Denkey<\/a> gave FC Cincinnati an early lead, but the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/columbus-crew\/\">Columbus Crew<\/a> rallied for two unanswered goals to secure a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/clbvscin-07-25-2026\/\">2-1 home win<\/a> in a spicy Hell is Real battle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Werner had a chance to ensure all three points for the Quakes in the latest edition of the Cali Cl\u00e1sico, but the German&#8217;s stoppage-time penalty was saved as San Jose instead settled for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/sjvsla-07-25-2026\/\">1-1 draw<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/la-galaxy\/\">LA Galaxy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Which team will find the momentum to turn things around?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Saturday, 7:30 pm ET\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/soc.cr\/4pM5DCh\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Vancouver make their return to BC Place following the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> for a top-of-the-table clash against surging LAFC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Whitecaps are also looking for their first post-World Cup win, following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/cinvsvan-07-22-2026\/\">4-3 loss<\/a> at FC Cincinnati and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/minvsvan-07-25-2026\/\">0-0 draw<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/minnesota-united-fc\/\">Minnesota United FC<\/a>. And they do so following USMNT midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/vancouver-whitecaps-transfer-sebastian-berhalter-middlesbrough-usmnt-midfielder\">Sebastian Berhalter&#8217;s transfer<\/a> to EFL Championship side Middlesbrough FC, placing even more of a spotlight on M\u00fcller, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/ryan-gauld\/\">Ryan Gauld<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/brian-white\/\">Brian White<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/andres-cubas\/\">Andr\u00e9s Cubas<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Led by the superstar tandem of Son and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/denis-bouanga\/\">Denis Bouanga<\/a>, who have combined for 13g\/16a this season, LAFC have raced out of the gate following the World Cup, outscoring opponents 10-1 in three resounding wins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The teams have memorably squared off in each of the last three Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, with the Whitecaps avenging LAFC victories in 2023 &#038; 2024 via a penalty kick shootout in the 2025 Western Conference Semifinals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Saturday, 10:45 pm ET\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/soc.cr\/4yMh8xT\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a>, FS1, FOX Deportes<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>A rivalry dating back to the original NASL in 1975 will be renewed at Providence Park when these Cascadia foes meet for a second time in three weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In both teams&#8217; restart from the World Cup, the Timbers cruised to a historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/seavspor-07-16-2026\/\">5-1 victory<\/a> at Lumen Field. They&#8217;ve followed that up with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/porvsdal-07-22-2026\/\">2-2 draw<\/a> against\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/fc-dallas\/\">FC Dallas<\/a> and an emotional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/porvsrsl-07-25-2026\/\">2-1 victory<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/real-salt-lake\/\">Real Salt Lake<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/felipe-mora\/\">Felipe Mora<\/a> netting a brace in his final match ahead of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/portland-timbers-transfer-felipe-mora-to-atletico-de-san-luis\">move to<\/a> LIGA MX side Atl\u00e9tico de San Luis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Sounders are looking to snap a five-match losing streak and earn revenge for a humbling home loss to Portland. They&#8217;ve been outscored 9-2 in three post-World Cup defeats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is the 52nd meeting in the MLS era, with Portland leading 21W-19L-11D.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/matchday-19-muller-vs-son-cascadia-clash-more\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Elroy Mongold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Following the 2026 MLS All-Star Game presented by Chime, some of the league&#8217;s biggest stars will be on display in a can&#8217;t-miss Matchday 19. The weekend starts with Timo Werner and San Jose Earthquakes making a trip east to face Evander-led FC Cincinnati. Then, global icons Thomas M\u00fcller and Son Heung-Min square off when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":923959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[119564,38163,2005],"tags":[119563,99195],"class_list":["post-923958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-matchday","category-muller","category-soccer","tag-matchday","tag-muller"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}