Cartagines vs Vancouver Whitecaps Preview & Prediction | 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup | First Round

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This one does appear to be one of many mis-matches in the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup as Cartagines take on the Vancouver Whitecaps.

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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – All matches are televised on TUDN, while Fox Sports will also broadcast some matches

How to watch online: UK – This match can be streamed live on the official CONCACAF YouTube channel / USA – CONCACAF Champions Cup matches can be streamed live between ViX & Fubo

Cartagines vs Vancouver Whitecaps prediction

Under the management of Amarini Villatoro, Costa Rican outfit Cartagines qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup via finishing as play-in winners in the 2025 Central American Cup last month.

They now face a Vancouver Whitecaps side that finished second in the Western Conference in the 2025 Major League Soccer season. The Canadians were runners’ up in their debut campaign in 2025, losing to Cruz Azul.

The visitors showed their ability to deal with all of the off-field rigmarole of the CONCACAF Champions Cup and its travel, as well as varied atmospheres and venues, and they should be competent enough to ease through this first round.

Cartagines vs Vancouver Whitecaps tip: Vancouver Whitecaps to win