Clint Dempsey and Lamar Neagle score second-half goals as the Sounders come from behind to draw, 2-2, with the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center. Seattle and LA remain tied atop the Supporters' Shield standings at 61 points apiece. Dempsey and Neagle tally three minutes apart to steal two points from Los Angeles and set up a showdown for the Supporters’ Shield in the season finale six days later in Seattle.

By completing a clean sweep of an eight-day, three-match road trip, OL Reign secure another playoff berth. They blank Houston, 2-0, in 87-degree heat after starting the trip with wins at North Carolina and Gotham. Bethany Balcer's sixth goal and a late rebound conversion by Veronica Latsko are balanced by Phallon Tullis-Joyce's eighth shutout. It's the fourth straight trip to the postseason.

The Yakima Reds will play-on after a rescue effort from new owner Perry Piercy. Two months earlier, previous owner Irwin Research & Development announced it could no longer fund the PDL club after 12 seasons in light of the ongoing economic crisis. Attendance had hovered between 300-500 and the annual budget reached $200,000 annually.

Jeff Stock and Mark Peterson start for the U.S. U20 National Team in the Torneo Internazionale Bellizona final versus Inter Milan, a 1-0 loss in Ticino, Switzerland. Peterson scored two goals in the U.S. semifinal win, 3-1, over PSV Eindhoven. Meanwhile, Bernie James plays for the U.S. in Pan American Games qualifying in Bermuda.

Mark Peterson scores with 5 minutes left as Sounders clinch second Western Division title in three years and league's No. 2 seed with 1-0 win at Portland in final regular season game. Seattle has won 16 of 23 (three shootout losses) since winning only one game outright in the first eight. Some 1,000 traveling are rewarded when Peterson converts a corner kick at the near post, his 17th goal of the season. It is a record 18th assist for Steve Daley and the final game for the Timbers in the NASL era.

Fans and organizers collectively gasp when FIFA announces that the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be played in Russia and Qatar. Hundreds gather with local organizers and officials at F.X. McRory’s in Seattle's Pioneer Square to hear the 7 a.m. PST announcement. Across the state and the nation similar parties are stunned by Qatar prevailing in the fourth round of voting, 14-8 over the United States. The U.S. had been considered a frontrunner and Seattle a top candidate to host several matches at CenturyLink Field. More than 46,000 had signed an online petition supporting Seattle, one of 17 cities in the U.S. bid.