Welcome to the 2026 NWSL playoffs. After 30 matchweeks, the most in league history, the 16 teams are down to eight for the quarterfinals. Like the last two years, no one gets a bye week. It’s all gas, no breaks from here until Nov. 21 when two teams face off in the NWSL Championship at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., at 8 p.m. ET. Despite Denver Summit’s best efforts, neither they nor fellow expansion team Boston Legacy made the postseason. They will get one more go as the newbies in 2027 before

The final seeding for the playoffs came down the final minutes of the 2026 NWSL season.

The National Women's Soccer League playoffs kick off on Nov. 6. The games could help decide which players make the U.S. 2027 World Cup roster.

Having won nine consecutive regular season league titles, Gotham's Norwegian star Guro Reiten will experience her first NWSL playoff atmosphere this November, a new and intriguing concept for her and many Europeans.

NWSL Week 27 settled the final playoff place and the quarter-final matchups on Decision Day 2026. Seattle could secure their spot with a win, while Gotham needed only a draw to guarantee the Shield. B...