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MLS Cup playoffs: Philly, LAFC advance to championship game as top seeds prevail

The participants in the 2022 MLS Cup final are set, and for the first time since 2003, the top seed in each conference -- the Philadelphia Union in the East and LAFC in the West -- will square off.

It will take some doing to reach the drama of that 2003 final, won by the San Jose Earthquakes over the Chicago Fire by a score of 4-2 with some wild changes in momentum. But these two teams have the talent, toughness and cohesiveness to deliver something memorable, and Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles is the perfect venue for a final.