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The Orlando Pride’s title defense starts now.
The defending champion Pride kick off the 2025 NWSL postseason against the No. 5 seed Seattle Reign FC on Friday in Orlando, Florida, the first of four quarterfinal matches this weekend.
The No. 4 seed Pride look to become the third team to win back-to-back NWSL championships, and the first since the North Carolina Courage in 2018 and 2019, all without their star striker Barbra Banda. Banda led the Pride with eight goals this season, but the 2024 NWSL Championship MVP was ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a full thickness avulsion of her right adductor longus tendon in August.
Both teams are familiar with each other. The Pride and Reign recently faced off during Decision Day on Nov. 2 with the match ending in a 1-1 draw. Carson Pickett of the Pride and Jordyn Bugg of the Reign each scored. The Pride got the best of the Reign earlier this season in a 1-0 win in April, where Banda scored the lone goal.
2025 NWSL PLAYOFFS: Full bracket, schedule
Here’s everything to know ahead of the first quarterfinal match of the 2025 NWSL playoffs:
What time is Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign?
The 2025 NWSL postseason kicks off with a quarterfinal matchup between the No. 4 Orlando Pride and No. 5 Seattle Reign FC on Friday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. ET at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign: Time, streaming for NWSL playoffs
- Date: Friday, Nov. 7
- Time: 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT)
- Location: Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
- Stream: Prime Video
NWSL playoff format
The 2025 NWSL playoffs consists of three rounds of single-elimination matches.
The postseason will kick off with four quarterfinal matchups with the No. 1 seed Kansas City Current hosting the No. 8 Gotham FC and the No. 4 Orlando Pride vs. No. 5 Seattle Reign FC on one side of the playoff bracket. On the other side of the bracket, the No. 2 seed Washington Spirit hosts the No. 7 Racing Louisville FC and the No. 3 Portland Thorns FC vs. No. 6 San Diego Wave FC.
The winners of each quarterfinal match will face off against each other in the semifinals. (Seeding does not reset after each round). The two semifinal winners will face off in the 2025 NWSL championship game on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+) at PayPal Park in San Jose, California, home of NWSL’s Bay FC and MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes.
NWSL quarterfinals playoff schedule
- Game 1: No. 1 Kansas City Current vs. No. 8 Gotham FC – Nov. 9, 12:30 p.m. ET
- Game 2: No. 4 Orlando Pride vs. No. 5 Seattle Reign FC – Nov. 7, 8 p.m. ET
- Game 3: No. 2 Washington Spirit vs. No. 7 Racing Louisville FC – Nov. 8, 12 p.m. ET
- Game 4: No. 3 Portland Thorns FC vs. No. 6 San Diego Wave FC – Nov. 9, 3 p.m. ET
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World Cup fans land in Seattle for first Belgium-Egypt game
Fans from around the globe arrived in Seattle for the FIFA World Cup matchup between Belgium and Egypt Monday, June 15 — the first of six games to be played at the downtown Seattle Stadium.
Seattle’s World Cup party on the waterfront just got a little bit bigger.
On the eve of the next USMNT game (U.S. vs. Australia, June 19 at 12 p.m. PT), Fox will be broadcasting live from Pier 62 in Seattle, according to a social media post.
Fans will have a number of options when it comes to watching the US take on Australia in their second group stage match, including from a floating barge, a 70-foot screen and a number of bars across the city.
Former Sounder Clint Dempsey, former USMNT player Alexi Lalas, Rob Stone and Stu Holden will broadcast live from downtown Seattle from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where can you watch the broadcast online?
FOX ONE will be streaming the broadcast online at www.fox.com.
What other World Cup games are happening Thursday?
- 9:00 A.M. – Czechia vs South Africa (Group A) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
- 12:00 P.M. – Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group B) at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California
- 3:00 P.M. – Canada vs Qatar (Group B) at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 6:00 P.M. – Mexico vs South Korea (Group A) at Estadio Akron in Zapopan, Jalisco
Full USMNT 2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule
Game 2: USMNT vs. Australia
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Date: June 19, 2026
- Kickoff: 12 p.m. PT
- TV: FOX, Telemundo
- Streaming: FOX One, Fubo, Peacock
Game 3: USMNT vs. Turkey
- Location: Inglewood, California
- Date: June 25, 2026
- Kickoff: 7 p.m. PT
- TV: FOX, Telemundo
- Streaming: FOX One, Fubo, Peacock
Full World Cup 2026 schedule
- Group stage: June 11-27
- Round of 32: June 28-July 3
- Round of 16: July 4-7
- Quarterfinals: July 9-11
- Semifinals: July 14-15
- Third-place game: July 18
- Final: July 19
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Bridget Carleton had a career-high seven pointers and scored 24 points, Carla Leite added 20 points and the expansion Portland Fire beat the Seattle Storm 94-89 on Wednesday night in Commissioner’s Cup play.
Leite also had 10 assists. Sarah Ashlee Barker added 12 points, and Karlie Samuelson scored 10 off the bench for Portland (8-9).
Dominique Malonga had a career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Storm (3-13).
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Storm: At Phoenix on Saturday.
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Fire: At Chicago on Wednesday night.
Thanks for the tips and texted photo. The helicopters that were flying over northwest West Seattle are US Army helicopters, flying out of, and returning to, Joint Base Lewis-McChord in the South Sound. They’re often seen up here on training flights. Some wondered if it might be World Cup flyover practice, with the match two days away. Since their flight path included SODO, that could be; we’re checking.
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