MLS

FT Saturday, December 6, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps LWWWW 1
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Inter Miami CF WLWWW 3
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Chase Stadium · 21,550 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Miami beats Vancouver to win team's 1st MLS Cup

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have completed their ascent, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday in the MLS Cup final for the team's first championship.

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Team Stats

23
Fouls
22
6
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
3
65.1
Possession
34.9
10
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
446
Accurate Passes
217
517
Passes
275
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
1
15
Crosses
6
0.3
Cross %
0.2
35
Long Balls
48
16
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
8
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
9
10
Effective Clearances
24
10
Clearances
24

Highlights

01:39 Messi's 2 assists help lead Inter Miami to first MLS Cup title Watch on ESPN 00:54 Inter Miami’s Allende forces own goal for the lead Watch on ESPN 00:15 Rocco Ríos Novo makes a massive save Watch on ESPN 00:55 Ali Ahmed slots in goal for Vancouver to level Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VAN leads series 2-1

Lineups

MIA · 4-4-2

  1. 34Rocco Ríos NovoG
  2. 32Noah AllenCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM-L
  7. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  8. 11Baltasar RodríguezLM
  9. 21Tadeo AllendeRM
  10. 24Mateo SilvettiCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

VAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 6Ralph Priso-MbongueCD-L
  3. 33Tristan BlackmonCD-R
  4. 2Mathías LabordaLB
  5. 18Édier OcampoRB
  6. 13Thomas MüllerAM
  7. 20Andrés CubasLM
  8. 16Sebastian BerhalterRM
  9. 24Brian WhiteF
  10. 22Ali AhmedAM-L
  11. 11Emmanuel SabbiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Own Goal by Édier Ocampo, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Inter Miami CF 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
  2. 13' Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 17' Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 48' Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia replaces Baltasar Rodríguez.
  7. 60' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Brian White.
  8. 66' Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld replaces Ali Ahmed.
  10. 68' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Joedrick Pupe replaces Ralph Priso because of an injury.
  11. 71' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  12. 74' Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Mateo Silvetti.
  14. 82' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Kenji Cabrera replaces Andrés Cubas.
  15. 86' Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 86' Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jayden Nelson replaces Emmanuel Sabbi.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Marcelo Weigandt replaces Ian Fray because of an injury.
  19. 90'+4' Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+6' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  21. 90'+8' Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.

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