• Seattle Sounders 3-1 Tigres (Aggregate:  3-3): Tigres advanced the semifinals against Nashville SC thanks to the away goal scored by Brazilian Joaquim on a header in the 31st minute. The Sounders had gone ahead on the first of two Albert Rusnák goals, but they needed three more goals to win the series. Goals by Danny Musovski (49th minute) and Rusnák (82nd) replicated Seattle’s famous 3-1 win over Tigres in 2013 but this time it was not enough. Wednesday’s match was the first for the Sounders on grass surface at Lumen Field, where it will play five of its next six MLS games.

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Paul Kennedy edited Soccer America for 41 years (1985-2026). He began writing for SA in 1974. He started writing for France Football in 1978 and has served on in Ballon d'Or jury since 2007.