All-Canadian showdown sets another record as Toronto, Montreal bid for MLS Cup final
TORONTO — Not since the heyday of the NASL has Canadian club soccer had such a stage.
On Wednesday night before a record BMO Field crowd of some 36,000, Toronto FC looks to win and stay home to host the MLS Cup final. The Montreal Impact plan to defend their 3-2 aggregate lead and then head west to challenge the upstart Seattle Sounders for North America’s soccer supremacy.
Either way history will be made as Wednesday’s result will send a Canadian team to the MLS Cup for the first time since Toronto brought the league north of the border in 2007. The question is will it be wearing red or black and blue.
A win or tie works for Montreal. The slimmest of victories will advance Toronto.