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.

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Updated on: 11 April 2025 9:30 am

CONCACAF: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas

CONCACAF: Mexico's Pumas vs Canada's Vancouver | Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

Players of Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps celebrate at the end of a CONCACAF Champions Cup second leg quarterfinal soccer match in Mexico City.

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CONCACAF: Mexicos Pumas vs Canadas Vancouver

CONCACAF: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas | Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

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.

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CONCACAF Champions Cup: Canadas Vancouver vs Mexicos Pumas

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Mexico's Pumas vs Canada's Vancouver | Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

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.

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CONCACAF Champions Cup: Mexicos Pumas vs Canadas Vancouver

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas | Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

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.

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CONCACAF Nations League: Canadas Vancouver vs Mexicos Pumas

CONCACAF Nations League: Mexico's Pumas vs Canada's Vancouver | Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

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.

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CONCACAF Nations League: Mexicos Pumas vs Canadas Vancouver

CONCACAF Nations League: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas | Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

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.

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CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinal Match: Canadas Vancouver vs Mexicos Pumas

CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinal Match: Mexico's Pumas vs Canada's Vancouver | Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

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.

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CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinal Match: Mexicos Pumas vs Canadas Vancouver

CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinal Match: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas | Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

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.

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Canada Mexico Soccer CONCACAF: Canadas Vancouver vs Mexicos Pumas

Mexico Canada Soccer CONCACAF: Mexico's Pumas vs Canada's Vancouver | Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

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.

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Mexico Canada Soccer CONCACAF: Mexicos Pumas vs Canadas Vancouver

Canada Mexico Soccer CONCACAF: Canada's Vancouver vs Mexico's Pumas | Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

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.