This has been a dream season for the Vancouver Whitecaps, no ifs, ands or buts.

And the team is now one step away from ultimate glory: the MLS Cup. They’ll be in a Miami a week from now to face Lionel Messi and Inter Miami for the North American title, the first time a team from Vancouver has played for such a championship in 45 years.

It’s all thanks to a remarkable, stunning, nearly inch-perfect performance Saturday night in San Diego.

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A week after they squeezed past Los Angeles FC with a fair bit of luck, Vancouver knew that they needed to be at their best against the team that was the best in the west all season.

Like last week, the Whitecaps took a deserved 2-0 lead in the second half. Unlike last week, they were better i

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