1+ hour, 38+ min ago (222+ words) Published 9:16 pm Monday, November 24, 2025 Whitecaps FC will play for the MLS Western Conference championship in San Diego on Saturday night (Nov. 29), starting at 6 p.m. An appearance in the MLS Cup final is at stake. On Monday (Nov. 24), San Diego topped Minnesota United FC 1-0 to reach the conference final against the Whitecaps, who on Saturday (Nov. 22) won a shootout thriller over rival Los Angeles FC for their first ever trip to the soccer league's conference final. This season the Whitecaps fell 5-3 to San Diego at BC Place on June 25, and tied 1-1 at Snapdragon Stadium on July 19. Had Minnesota won tonight, the Whitecaps would have hosted the conference final game. Last Saturday, close to 54,000 fans saw the home team cruise to a 2-0 lead at halftime, only to have LAFC score twice in the second half " including a laser of a free kick by…...