FC Dallas

Look at the MLS playoff field long enough and you can make a case that all 16 teams have what it takes to be contenders -- or that they're pretenders.

- Daniel Ríos found the net in the first half, Thomas Müller and Kenji Cabrera scored in the second and the Vancouver Whitecaps blanked FC Dallas 3-0 on Sunday in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup playoffs.

Thomas Müller scores penalty as Vancouver cruise in Game 1

Now that the Wild Card games are over with, the MLS postseason moves into the best-of-three Round 1. Who will move on? ESPN makes its predictions.

The regular season is in the rearview mirror and the playoffs are upon us, so which postseason contenders are best placed for a run to MLS Cup?

After clinching the Supporters' Shield, there can be no question who's on top of ESPN's MLS Power Rankings: the Philadelphia Union.

Petar Musa scored his 18th goal of the season in the 35th minute and Patrickson Delgado scored just before halftime as FC Dallas beat the LA Galaxy 2-1 on Saturday.

Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga are dragging LAFC up the Western Conference table as well as the order in ESPN's MLS Power Rankings.

Pairing Son Heung-min with Denis Bouanga has given LAFC one of the most fearsome attacks in the league, but were they able to break into the top five of ESPN's MLS Power Rankings?