Minnesota United's club-record unbeaten streak reached 10 games with Thursday's 3-0 Western Conference semifinal victory at Sporting Kansas City.
It could hit 12 games by the end of the season, while also bringing the Loons back home from Monday's Western conference final at Seattle to play the MLS Cup final next Saturday at Allianz Field.
They'll play for the league title at home if eighth-seeded New England wins Sunday at third-seeded Columbus in the Eastern final and if they beat the defending MLS Cup champion Sounders on Monday, depending upon Minnesota state and local COVID-19 regulations.
Weeks ago, Loons coach Adrian Heath challenged his team.
"We spoke about can we go undefeated until the end of the season," Heath said. "We said we've got five games. If we win five games, we'll be MLS champs. Now we've got two."
The Loons have won their past three games — a Decision Day finale against FC Dallas and playoff games against Colorado and Sporting KC — all by a 3-0 score.
"You know, the last three games, 3-nil," Heath said. "Big games. Important games. A lot at stake. And that's a testimony to the players. I thought we actually were really resolute late on in our defending [Thursday]. We played when we could. We cleared it when we should."
Outstanding Ozzie
Loons captain/defensive midfielder Ozzie Alonso on Thursday started his first game in three months and played 72 minutes to get his team to Seattle, where he played 10 seasons and was an All-Star four times.