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The Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs continue with the Round One Best-of-3 Series following the Wild Card matches. The series, scheduled from October 25 to November 10, will be available on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV.

The top seven teams from each conference, along with the winners of the Wild Card matches, have qualified for this round. All participating teams will host at least one home game. A team must win two matches to advance to the Conference Semifinals, where four teams from each conference will move forward.

Matches are structured in a home-away-home format and require a winner in every game; there are no ties or aggregate scores. If a match is tied after regulation time (90 minutes), it will proceed directly to penalty kicks to determine the victor.

The first team in each series to secure two wins progresses to the Conference Semifinals set for November 23-24. In these semifinals, if games remain tied after regulation time, they will include two full 15-minute extra time periods. If still tied afterward, a penalty kick shootout will decide the outcome.

The MLS Cup final is scheduled for December 7 and will be hosted by the finalist with the superior regular-season record. Should both finalists have identical points, hosting rights go to the team with more wins or better goal difference if needed.