Information checked: Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 01:49 UTC (Friday, November 6, 5:49 p.m. in Seattle, Pacific Standard Time, UTC−08:00). This is a pregame update; the match has not kicked off and there is no verified final score or confirmed starting XI at this check.
Seattle Sounders FC host Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) on MLS Decision Day, Saturday, November 7, at Lumen Field in Seattle. Kickoff is confirmed for 4:00 p.m. Seattle PST (UTC−08:00), which is 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−05:00) and 00:00 UTC on Sunday, November 8. Seattle need a result and help elsewhere to reach the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs, while LAFC have already secured the Western Conference No. 6 seed.
The official Matchday 35 report confirms three Seattle players and three LAFC players are out, with two additional Seattle players questionable. The Sounders have also opened select upper-deck seating for a Fan Appreciation Match, and the stadium lists a 3:00 p.m. PST gate opening. Apple TV carries the game, with a free Tubi simulcast for U.S. viewers. Crucially, the league now lists the playoff Wild Card round for Thursday, November 19—correcting the November 18 date previously shown in this article.
The match is scheduled at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. The stadium confirms a 4:00 p.m. kickoff and a 3:00 p.m. gate opening on November 7, and MLS confirms that Western Conference games kick off together at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. The schedules describe the same match, not different time slots.
Daylight saving time ended on November 1 in Seattle and the eastern U.S., making PST and EST—not PDT and EDT—the correct November 7 labels. The UTC date moves to November 8 at kickoff. Fans traveling to Lumen Field should confirm admission and other venue policies directly with the stadium.
Seattle enter the final regular-season game 10th in the Western Conference on 43 points from 33 matches (11 wins, 12 losses and 10 draws). Portland and Colorado are also on 43 points, with LA Galaxy one point ahead on 44. Six clubs are competing for three remaining Western postseason places. The league’s official Decision Day clinching scenarios show that Seattle cannot control its postseason fate alone.
Seattle qualify if they beat LAFC and at least one of three other results occurs: the LA Galaxy draw or lose at Real Salt Lake, Portland draw or lose at Austin FC, or Colorado draw or lose at FC Dallas. Those are alternative paths, not results that all have to happen. A Seattle win without help elsewhere is not automatically sufficient.
Yes, but the path is tighter. The Sounders’ official matchday announcement says a draw can qualify Seattle if at least two of these happen: Portland lose at Austin, Colorado lose at Dallas, or Minnesota United draw or lose at home to San Jose. A Seattle loss eliminates the club under the published scenarios. Some teams tied on points may need MLS tiebreakers, so supporters should follow the official MLS match center and simultaneous Western Conference scores rather than rely on an isolated live table.
The MLS Matchday 35 Player Status Report is the verified pregame availability source, corroborated on the visitors’ side by LAFC’s own player-status announcement. An injury designation is not the same as a final lineup, and a player marked questionable may still be selected.
No player from either club is identified with a suspension in the team entries of this particular MLS status report. That is not a blanket guarantee about every eligibility issue; the starting lists and late changes remain subject to official confirmation. Seattle could have fewer attacking and defensive options, while LAFC could need changes in goal and across its defensive and midfield lines. Those are tactical implications, not confirmed selections.
Seattle have struggled to close out their regular season. The official LAFC preview reports the Sounders are winless across their previous five outings (two draws and three losses), including a 5–1 defeat at Vancouver. LAFC, with 47 points from 33 matches and a 12-10-11 record, arrive following a 3–1 home loss to Minnesota. Neither form line determines Saturday’s result.
LAFC interim head coach Xavi Tamarit is preparing a team that already knows its playoff seed. Sixth place means LAFC cannot move higher or lower in the Western bracket on Decision Day, although it still has an incentive to improve its form before a Best-of-3 series. Seattle face a higher-stakes 90 minutes: a failure to earn a result would end their playoff chase, while a win or qualifying draw would send supporters to the other scoreboards.
This is also Seattle’s Fan Appreciation Match. The club announced it would open select 300-level sections and planned supporter activities, giveaways and recognition for the 2026 Sounders FC Fan of the Year. Those are confirmed plans, but the article does not assume a particular attendance figure or that every upper-deck section will be open. The stadium event page lists gates at 3:00 p.m. PST (UTC−08:00), one hour before kickoff.
Apple TV carries the contest. MLS and Tubi confirmed a free live U.S. simulcast scheduled to begin with the Western Conference 7:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. Seattle PST) kickoff. Tubi coverage is advertised for the United States, not as a worldwide free stream. International viewers should consult the official Apple TV listing and rights holders in their location; LAFC also lists Coupang Play and SpoTV for Korea.
For Seattle radio listeners, the club lists iHeartMedia Seattle in English and El Rey 1360 AM in Spanish. LAFC lists ESPN LA/710 AM for English audio, KFWB 980 AM for Spanish and KYPA 1230 AM for Korean, alongside other options. Listings can change, so verify the service’s live guide near kickoff. Do not mistake a pregame preview for a live scoreboard.
MLS has updated its official postseason calendar: the single-elimination Wild Card games are on Thursday, November 19, 2026, and the Round One Best-of-3 series begins Friday, November 20. That is a correction to the previously cited November 18 Wild Card date, not a change to the Seattle–LAFC kickoff. The league’s playoff-format explanation confirms the top seven clubs go directly to Round One, while the eighth and ninth seeds contest Wild Card spots.
As the West’s sixth seed, LAFC will face the third seed in Round One, with its opponent determined after the final standings are known. If Seattle qualifies, its seed and postseason path will also depend on the final Western results. At the verified pregame check, no winner, final score, starting XI or completed playoff bracket has been established for this fixture.
Kickoff is Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. in Seattle, PST (UTC−08:00), or 7:00 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00). That is Sunday, November 8, 00:00 UTC.
Yes. Tubi has announced a free U.S. simulcast, and Apple TV is the other confirmed streaming option. Availability outside the United States varies by market.
No, not at this pregame verification. Seattle must draw or beat LAFC and get enough favorable Western Conference results to clinch a berth.
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