San Diego FC said goodbye to their five-game undefeated streak with a 1–0 loss to Seattle midweek, but bounced back with an inspiring 2–0 victory over Austin FC on Sunday, moving them into second in the Western Conference with 30 points in 17 games.

Inter Miami will have to rely heavily on Lionel Messi's firepower as they prepare for Saturday's Club World Cup opener against Al-Ahly, with coach Javier Mascherano forced to re-shuffle his backline due to a string of injuries.

Luciano Acosta scored a brace, leading FC Dallas to a 4-2 win over the host Sporting KC on Saturday night. Petar Musa and Bernard Kamungo also scored for Dallas (5-6-6, 21 points), which won in MLS play for the first time since a victory on April 27 over Inter Miami,