FC Dallas ties Sporting Kansas City, eliminated from winning West

Oct 31, 2026; Kansas City, Kansas, USA; FC Dallas midfielder Ramiro Benetti (17) and Sporting Kansas City midfielder Jacob Bartlett (16) collide as midfielder Jake Davis (8) reacts during the first half of the match at Children's Mercy Park. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images FC Dallas was held scoreless in the second half in a 1-1 road tie with Sporting Kansas City on Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Kan., a result that eliminated the club from winning the Western Conference with one regular-season match remaining. Goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland of Kansas City stopped Petar Musa's penalty kick in the 96th minute to preserve a draw. Herman Johansson opened the scoring in the 19th minute for Dallas (15-8-10, 55 points), which has failed to win in its past two matches. Jonathan Sirois made three saves for Dallas, which won two of six matches (2-2-2) this month. Jansen Miller scored for Kansas City, which was playing in its home finale, in first-half stoppage time. That gave the defender a goal for the first time in 38 career MLS matches. Kansas City (6-22-5, 23 points), holder of the worst record in the MLS, has a seven-match winless streak, going 0-5-2 in October. Dallas can tie the Vancouver Whitecaps in points, but the conference-leading Whitecaps won both regular-season meetings and clinched the West when Dallas tied. Johansson, a midfielder, produced his first career MLS goal in his 22nd match. An assist went to Ran Binyamin. Miller's header tied the score off a free kick from Owen Wolff. The final big scoring chance came for Dallas after Miller was called for a handball in the penalty area. Cleveland made a diving stop of Musa's penalty kick. Musa had the winning goal on a penalty kick in Dallas' 4-3 victory against Kansas City on Sept. 5 at home. In seven winless October matches (0-5-2), Kansas City managed one goal in five of those and was a shutout victim in another. --Field Level Media