UPDATE: Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League final on May 28. If the tournament were to follow the old format, the Sounders would be one or two wins away from potentially playing them. Cairo’s Al Ahly faces Wydad Casablanca in the African Champions League final on Monday.
For as long as the Seattle Sounders have been talking about their aspirations to win Concacaf Champions League — something they finally did on Wednesday in front of nearly 69,000 fans — it has been discussed with a connection to the Club World Cup.