Due to conflicts with star players competing in World Cup qualifying (see below), MLS has decided to postpone the start of the two Conference final series until Oct. 10.
Eastern Conference Finals
Game 1: Oct. 10 — Tampa Bay at D.C. United, 8:00 pm ET (TV: ESPN).
Game 2: Oct. 12 — D.C. United at Tampa Bay, 4:00 pm ET (TV: Univision).
Game 3: (if nec.): Oct. 16 — D.C. United at Tampa Bay, 7:30 pm ET (TV:
ESPN2).
Western Conference Finals
Game 1: Oct. 10 — Kansas City at Los Angeles, 10:30 pm ET.
Game 2: Oct. 13 — Los Angeles at Kansas City, 1:00 pm ET (TV: Univision).
Game 3 (if nec.): Oct. 17 — Kansas City at Los Angeles, 10:30 pm ET.
World Cup ’98 Conflicts
Oct. 6 — Trinidad-Tobago (Evans Wise/Tampa Bay) vs. Guatemala (CONCACAF Group 1), Panama vs. El Salvador (Raul Diaz Arce, D.C. United; Mauricio Cienfuegos, Los Angeles) (CONCACAF Group 2).
Oct. 9 — Bolivia Jaime Moreno, D.C. United) vs. Peru, Colombia (Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay) vs. Chile, Ecuador (Eduardo Hurtado, Los Angeles) vs. Venezuela (South America).
Oct. 10 — Canada (Frank Yallop, Tampa Bay) vs. Cuba (CONCACAF Group 2).
Oct. 13 — Canada (Frank Yallop, Tampa Bay) vs. Cuba (CONCACAF Group 2).
Oct. 16 — Mexico (Jorge Campos, Mexico) vs. Jamaica (CONCACAF Group 3).