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Chicago Fire 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps · MLS

Chicago Fire beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps met in the MLS at Soldier Field in Chicago on Wednesday, 7 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Chicago Fire: J. Bamba 9'; P. Zinckernagel 50'; M. Haile-Selassie 88'. Vancouver Whitecaps: M. Laborda 73'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Chicago Fire had 22 shots with 7 on target, Vancouver Whitecaps 15 with 2 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 2 to Chicago Fire and 8 to Vancouver Whitecaps. Chicago Fire conceded 8 fouls, Vancouver Whitecaps 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Chicago Fire, 1 for Vancouver Whitecaps).

Line-ups

Chicago Fire started in a 4-4-2: Josh Cohen, Jonathan Dean, Jack Elliott, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Leonardo Barroso, Philip Zinckernagel, Anton Salétros, Dje Tah D'Avilla, Jonathan Bamba, Johan Gomez, Maren Haile-Selassie.

Vancouver Whitecaps started in a 4-2-3-1: Yohei Takaoka, Rui Modesto, Mathías Laborda, Tristan Blackmon, Tate Johnson, Oliver Larraz, Aleksa Cvetković, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly, Ryan Gauld, Emmanuel Sabbi, Brian White.

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Minute by minute

  1. 9'Goal! Chicago Fire 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by A. Salétros.
  2. 27'Penalty missed! P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), off the woodwork.
  3. 45'Half-time. Chicago Fire 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps.
  4. 50'Goal! Chicago Fire 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by M. Haile-Selassie.
  5. 73'Goal! Chicago Fire 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps. M. Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps) scores, assisted by O. Larraz.
  6. 88'Goal! Chicago Fire 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by R. Lewandowski.
  7. 90'Full-time. Chicago Fire 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps.
Full commentary (73 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps.
  2. 1'Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  3. 2'Attempt missed. R. Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  4. 3'Attempt saved. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 4'Attempt missed. A. Salétros (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  6. 8'Attempt blocked. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 9'Goal! Chicago Fire 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by A. Salétros.
  8. 10'Offside, Chicago Fire.
  9. 17'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  10. 17'Attempt missed. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  11. 18'Off the woodwork! J. Elliott (Chicago Fire), shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  12. 19'Yellow card for P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) for foul.
  13. 20'Attempt blocked. M. Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  14. 20'Attempt blocked. R. Modesto (Vancouver Whitecaps), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  15. 22'Attempt missed. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  16. 23'Attempt missed. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.14.
  17. 27'Penalty missed! P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), off the woodwork.
  18. 28'Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  19. 30'Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  20. 32'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  21. 32'Attempt blocked. J. A. Gomez (Chicago Fire), header from a corner. xG 0.19.
  22. 32'Cleared off the line! J. Elliott (Chicago Fire), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  23. 32'Attempt blocked. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  24. 35'Offside, Chicago Fire.
  25. 36'Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  26. 37'Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  27. 37'Attempt blocked. A. Cvetković (Vancouver Whitecaps), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  28. 37'Attempt missed. B. White (Vancouver Whitecaps), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  29. 40'Attempt missed. B. White (Vancouver Whitecaps), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  30. 44'Attempt blocked. C. T. Sabaly (Vancouver Whitecaps), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  31. 44'Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  32. 45'Offside, Chicago Fire.
  33. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  34. 45'Half-time. Chicago Fire 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps.
  35. 46'The second half is under way.
  36. 46'Substitution, Chicago Fire: M. Pineda comes on for A. Salétros.
  37. 46'Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: T. Müller comes on for A. Cvetković.
  38. 47'Attempt saved. L. Barroso (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  39. 47'Attempt missed. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  40. 48'Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  41. 50'Goal! Chicago Fire 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by M. Haile-Selassie.
  42. 54'Attempt missed. J. A. Gomez (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.56.
  43. 55'Yellow card for J. Dean (Chicago Fire) for foul.
  44. 57'Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: B. Quiñonez comes on for E. Sabbi.
  45. 58'Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: Y. Diaby comes on for C. T. Sabaly.
  46. 61'Yellow card for T. Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps) for foul.
  47. 61'Attempt blocked. B. White (Vancouver Whitecaps), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  48. 62'Attempt missed. B. White (Vancouver Whitecaps), header. xG 0.29.
  49. 62'Attempt blocked. Y. Diaby (Vancouver Whitecaps), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  50. 62'Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  51. 63'Attempt missed. B. Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  52. 66'Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  53. 70'Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  54. 72'Attempt blocked. Y. Diaby (Vancouver Whitecaps), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  55. 72'Corner, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  56. 73'Goal! Chicago Fire 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps. M. Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps) scores, assisted by O. Larraz.
  57. 73'Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: S. Adekugbe comes on for T. Johnson.
  58. 74'Attempt saved. B. Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  59. 76'Substitution, Chicago Fire: R. Lewandowski comes on for J. Bamba.
  60. 76'Substitution, Chicago Fire: P. Dithejane comes on for P. Zinckernagel.
  61. 82'Attempt blocked. M. Pineda (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  62. 82'Attempt blocked. J. A. Gomez (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  63. 83'Attempt saved. P. Dithejane (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  64. 85'Attempt blocked. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  65. 85'Attempt missed. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  66. 88'Goal! Chicago Fire 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by R. Lewandowski.
  67. 89'Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: R. Elloumi comes on for O. Larraz.
  68. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  69. 90+1'Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  70. 90+1'Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps.
  71. 90+3'Substitution, Chicago Fire: D. Poreba comes on for J. A. Gomez.
  72. 90+4'Attempt missed. M. Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  73. 90'Full-time. Chicago Fire 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps.
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