Players of Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps celebrate at the end of a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City.
Pumas 2-2 Vancouver: Whitecaps Reach CONCACAF Champions Cup Semis On Away Goals To Meet Inter Miami
Vancouver Whitecaps secured their spot in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals after a dramatic 2-2 draw with Pumas in Mexico City. Trailing 2-1 with minutes to go, Tristan Blackmon scored a stoppage-time equalizer to send the series level at 3-3 on aggregate, advancing Vancouver on away goals. Sebastian Berhalter had given the Whitecaps the lead in the 33rd minute, but Pumas responded with goals from Guillermo Martinez and Ignacio Pussetto. Vancouver will now face Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in the semifinals.
CONCACAF: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas
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Rogelio Funes Mori of Mexico's Pumas reacts at the end of a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match against Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps in Mexico City.
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Mexico's Pumas vs Canada's Vancouver
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Tristan Blackmon of Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps (33) is congratulated after scoring his side's 2nd goal against Mexico's Pumas during a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City.
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas
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Ignacio Pussetto of Mexico's Pumas celebrates scoring his side's 2nd goal against Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps during a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City.
CONCACAF Nations League: Mexico's Pumas vs Canada's Vancouver
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Jeevan Badwal of Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps, right, and Nathan Silva of Mexico's Pumas vie for the ball during a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City.
CONCACAF Nations League: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas
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Pablo Bennevendo of Mexico's Pumas, right, heads the ball past Pedro Vite of Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps during a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City.
CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinal Match: Mexico's Pumas vs Canada's Vancouver
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Piero Quispe of Mexico's Pumas, left, and Andres Cubas of Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps vie for the ball during a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City.
CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinal Match: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas
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Guillermo Martinez of Mexico's Pumas celebrates scoring his side's first goal against Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps during a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City.
Mexico Canada Soccer CONCACAF: Mexico's Pumas vs Canada's Vancouver
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Sebastian Berhalter of Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps, left, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal with teammate Ranko Veselinovic against Mexico's Pumas during a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City.
Canada Mexico Soccer CONCACAF: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas
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Edier Ocampo of Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps, right, controls the ball challenged by Jose Ruvalcaba of Mexico's Pumas during a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City.
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