The Seattle Sounders, like Inter Miami also a Club World Cup entrant, are there, too. So are last year’s MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy, plus Toluca, Pachuca and Puebla from south of the border. The single-elimination quarterfinals are as follows, with exact dates and kickoff times to be announced soon.

The beleaguered club, last in MLS since the start of the season, pulled off two major victories over Tijuana and Santos Laguna to snatch a place in the knockout rounds.