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Start time, TV, stream as Messi reaches final

December 3, 2025

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are on the verge of winning the title Multilateral Cup after advancing to the 2025 finals.

The division’s hottest team beat New York City FC 5-1 at home in the Eastern Conference final, with the help of a Tadeo Allende hat-trick.

In his first season in charge, coach Javier Mascherano is one win away from making history.

101GreatGoals.com has all the essential details about the 2025 MLS Cup, including start time, TV channel and live streaming information.

A bird’s eye view of a special night 🚁💗 pic.twitter.com/WWOYtWBDEF

— Inter Miami Football Club (@InterMiamiCF) November 30, 2025

MLS Cup 2025: Who will Inter Miami play in the final?

The Vancouver Whitecaps will face Miami in the playoff following a 3-1 win in San Diego, with USMNT international Brian White scoring twice.

After signing the legendary Bayern Munich and Germany striker Thomas Mueller In August, Vancouver finished second in the Western Conference, equal on points with leaders San Diego.

Jesper Sorensen’s team beat Dallas and Los Angeles to reach the conference final, advancing on penalties on both occasions.

What time does the MLS Cup Final start? Date 2025, kick-off time

The 2025 MLS Cup will take place on Saturday 6 December and kicks off at 14:30 ET (11:30 PT / 19:30 GMT).

Inter Miami vs Vancouver: Where is the 2025 MLS Cup?

The match will be held at Chase Stadium in Miami, which has a capacity of 21,500 and opened in 2020 in which the club joined Major League Soccer.

Only Charlotte, Philadelphia and San Diego have won more points at home during the NBA regular season than Miami, which has won 11 and lost three of its 17 league games there.

In addition to the win over New York City, Miami also beat Nashville 3-1 and 4-0 at Chase Stadium during the first round of the playoffs.

The Herons will move to the 25,000-capacity Miami Freedom Park, located near Miami International Airport, in 2026.

Soccer player Lionel Messi plays soccer for the American team Inter Miami

How to watch MLS Cup 2025: Finale TV channel, live stream online

Live coverage of the MLS Playoffs is available through the MLS Season Pass at Apple TV+.

In the United States, pre-final subscription prices were $14.99 per month or $29 for the season. Existing Apple TV+ subscribers pay $12.99 per month or $25 for a season.

MLS Cup 2025: Lionel Messi and Inter Miami results

Miami hosted Nashville, which completed the double by winning away from home 5-2 on the last day of the regular season, in the first round, to win the third and settle the match between the two teams 4-0 with the help of two goals from Messi.

Messi scored again when they beat Cincinnati 4-0 in the semi-finals. They then crushed New York City to reach the MLS Cup.

Messi and his teammates suffered a surprise exit in their first playoff match last season, when they finished first as winners of the Supporters’ Shield, but they were eliminated by ninth-placed Atlanta United despite winning the opening match between the two teams.

MLS Cup: Have Lionel Messi and Inter Miami won the title before?

Inter Miami and Lionel Messi have never played in the MLS Cup. They won the League Cup after the striker joined the club in 2023 and the Supporters’ Shield in 2024.

This season, Miami lost 3-0 to the Seattle Sounders in the League Cup final, then lost 5-1 on aggregate to the Whitecaps in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-finals.

They lost 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in Atlanta in the Round of 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup and finished third in the Eastern Conference, equal on points with Cincinnati and one point behind the Philadelphia Union.