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# Chicago Fire beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in MLS

Chicago Fire defeated Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in a match held as part of matchday 16 of the 2026 MLS season.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 7 October 2026، 05:41 ، updated 22:22 Saudi time

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Chicago Fire beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in MLS

[Chicago Fire](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/chicago-fire-475) secured a 3-1 win over visitors [Vancouver Whitecaps](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/vancouver-whitecaps-492), in the match played at 03:30 Damascus time as part of matchday 16 of the 2026 [MLS](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/mls-33) season.

[Jonathan Fousseni Bamba](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jonathan-fousseni-bamba-8799) opened the scoring for Chicago Fire in the 9th minute, before [Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/philip-aksel-frigast-zinckernagel-8802) added his team's second goal in the 50th minute. [Mathías Nicolás Laborda Malseñido](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/math%C3%ADas-nicol%C3%A1s-laborda-malse%C3%B1ido-9262) narrowed the gap for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 73rd minute, before [Maren Haile-Selassie](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/maren-haile-selassie-8792) sealed the result with a third goal for Chicago Fire in the 88th minute.

The match saw no red cards, while Chicago Fire received two yellow cards compared to one yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps.

In terms of statistics, Vancouver Whitecaps dominated possession with 52 percent against 48 percent for Chicago Fire, while Chicago Fire registered 22 shots compared to 15 for Vancouver Whitecaps, including 7 shots on target for Chicago Fire against just two for Vancouver Whitecaps. Vancouver Whitecaps also won 8 corner kicks compared to two for Chicago Fire.

The match was officiated by referee Serhiy Boiko.

Following this result, Chicago Fire raised their tally to 42 points from 26 matches, placing fifth in the Eastern Conference with 12 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, and a goal difference of 46 scored against 38 conceded. Meanwhile, Vancouver Whitecaps top the Western Conference standings with 50 points from 26 matches, having achieved 15 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, scoring 59 goals and conceding only 26.

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