Going into the day, Sporting Kansas City had a lot of potential opponents lineup up for Sunday. Look no further than our own Mike Kuhn’s tweet thread breaking down all the possibilities. One thing they all had in common was one day less rest than the Group D winners.
One team that was in the running but wasn’t expected to move on was the winless Vancouver Whitecaps. They had zero points entering the day and would need a win by at least two goals over the Chicago Fire to advance.