VANCOUVER, BC – Major League Soccer announced on Monday that Sebastian Berhalter has been named to the MLS Team of the Matchday for Matchday 12 following his performance in Vancouver Whitecaps FC's 1-1 draw at San Jose Earthquakes. The result extended Vancouver's best-ever start to an MLS regular season to 8W-1L-2D (26 points), with the 'Caps now unbeaten in six matches (4W-0L-2D).
Vancouver earned another hard-fought point in California, this time at PayPal Park. After falling behind early, the 'Caps once again seized control of the match and found their equalizer in the 76th minute.
Andrés Cubas won the ball at the top of the box and found Emmanuel Sabbi, who quickly spun and drew three San Jose defenders.  Before being taken down, Sabbi spotted Berhalter to his right. Berhlater struck the ball first-time with the outside of his boot, beating keeper Daniel to level the match.
With his goal, Berhalter now has four goals, matching his MLS total from last season, and 11 goal contributions in league play (4G, 7A). That mark is tied for the fourth-most in MLS, just two behind the league lead.
With his goal, Berhalter now has four goals, matching his MLS total from last season, along with 11 goal contributions in league play (4G, 7A). That mark is tied for fourth-most in MLS, just two behind the league lead.
In addition to his game-tying goal, Berhalter had a game-high 109 touches, second most completed passes with 64, and nine recoveries. This marks the United States international's fifth time being named to the Team of the Matchday this season (Matchday 1, Matchday 3, Matchday 4, Matchday 6).
Along with Berhalter, the 'Caps have had a heavy presence on the MLS Team of the Matchday through the season, with striker Brian White (Matchday 3, Matchday 4, Matchday 7, Matchday 10), defender MathÃas Laborda (Matchday 4, Matchday 11), forward Emmanuel Sabbi (Matchday 8), attacking midfielder Thomas Müller (Matchday 2), defender Tristan Blackmon (Matchday 3), and head coach Jesper Sørensen (Matchday 3) earning selections.
Dating back to the start of 2025, no MLS team has posted a better regular season record than the Blue and White at 26W-8L-11D. In that time, the 'Caps have the best goal difference (+48), fewest goals against (45), and second most goals scored (93).
MLS Team of the Matchday results: Matchday 12, 2026
F: Gabriel Pec (LA), Kevin Kelsy (POR), Lionel Messi (MIA)
M: Hannes Wolf (NYC), Jack McGlynn (HOU), Rodrigo De Paul (MIA), Warren Madrigal (NSH)
D: Mamadou Fofana (NE), Dylan Nealis (RBNY), Andy Nájar (NSH)
GK: Daniel (SJ)  Coach: Marko Mitrović (NE)
Bench: Duran Ferree (SD), Kaick (DAL), Sebastian Berhalter (VAN), Carles Gil (NE), Pep Biel (CLT), James RodrÃguez (MIN), Nicolás Fernández Mercau (NYC), Kristoffer Velde (POR), Emilio Aristizábal (TOR)