The Earthquakes‘ path to the MLS playoffs is narrow, but after Saturday’s results elsewhere in the Western Conference, they know what they must do to ensure a postseason spot.

San Jose sits in 11th place in the West with 38 points entering the final week of the season. The top nine teams make the playoffs, with the Nos. 8 and 9 seeds facing each other in a single-elimination wild-card game.

The Quakes can find their way into that game with a win in their regular-season finale Saturday against Austin FC (6 p.m., Apple TV+) and some help elsewhere.

Dallas FC (41 points), Real Salt Lake (40 points) and the Colorado Rapids (40 points) occupy the three spots ahead of San Jose in the standings. If the Quakes win and any of those three teams lose, San Jose will leap that team in the standings

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