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The National Women’s Soccer League returns starting Friday for one final weekend of the regular season, during which the final two playoff spots will be awarded and seeding for quarterfinal matchups will be finalized.
A year after a wild Decision Day on which all six matches kicked off at the same time and all six had major implications, this year’s conclusion will have less ballyhoo. Not only is there less on the line this year, but the new collection of media rights partners was unable to find a common window to pull off a repeat of 2023. Instead, the games are spread over three days, with each of the three teams competing for the final two spots playing on a different day.
Here is a look at where each NWSL team stands heading into the final weekend.
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