The final day of the MLS season came and went, with Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas securing the final two spots in the field in the west. The Eastern Conference's playoff teams were known before the night began with seeding only up for grabs as an intense night saw Inter Miami's Lionel Messi score a hat trick in a 5-2 win at Nashville SC , the team they will also face in the first round of the playoffs.
Here's is who qualified, the scores and the matchups for the wild card round and round one:
Qualified for playoffs
Eastern Conference: Charlotte FC, Chicago Fire, FC Cincinnati, Columbus Crew, Inter Miami, Nashville SC , New York City FC, Orlando City SC, Philadelphia Union
Western Conference: Austin FC, Los Angeles FC, Minnesota United, Portland Timbers, San Diego FC , Seattle