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NYCFC on outside of playoff picture as winless stretch continues with loss to Inter Miami

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Arnold, C. (2026, October 15). NYCFC on outside of playoff picture as winless stretch continues with loss to Inter Miami. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/14/sports/nycfc-on-outside-of-playoff-picture-after-loss-to-inter-miami/

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New York City FC lost 2-0 to Inter Miami in a match where Lionel Messi was present but did not score. This loss, coupled with previous poor performances, has left NYCFC outside of the playoff picture with only five games remaining in the season. Despite their winless streak and recent struggles, head coach Pascal Jansen maintains that his team’s approach and strategies will remain unchanged as they attempt to secure a postseason spot.

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As of October 15, 2026, New York City FC (NYCFC) is on the outside looking in for Major League Soccer’s postseason after a loss to Inter Miami with Lionel Messi leading them. The match ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of Inter Miami. This loss follows an earlier defeat in Chicago and leaves NYCFC below the playoff cut line, now winless since mid-September when they last won against Real Salt Lake. Despite their current struggles, head coach Pascal Jansen maintains that his staff prepares differently for every match without needing to make drastic changes now as the season concludes with only five matches remaining. NYCFC has not secured a regular-season victory since August following the Leagues Cup break and continues to struggle in maintaining leads late in games.

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New York City FC is on the outside looking in after its latest loss — a 2-0 road defeat at the hands of Lionel Messi-led Inter Miami — but it doesn’t appear that the club plans on changing its approach to game planning with the season down to its final five matches. asserted

club → look → matches

The club already had been coming off one of its ugliest losses of the season on Saturday in Chicago when Wednesday’s loss in South Florida dropped them below the cut line for Major League Soccer’s postseason. asserted

loss → come → postseason

But when asked by The Post when Pascal Jansen and his staff may resort to shaking things up to try to spark NYCFC, the head coach suggested that was something the coaching staff does before every match. uncertain

staff → ask → match

“That is assuming we don’t do this as a staff going into every game,” Jansen said. asserted

Jansen → assume → game

“We do that when we make our plans and try to put a winning team out there every game. asserted

we → do → team

So that makes no difference going into the stretch of five that is that remains to be played.” asserted

that → make → five

NYCFC have not won a match since mid-September, which was a 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake — which stands as their only regular-season win since the Leagues Cup break in August, and has seen countless leads slip away in the second half. asserted

leads → win → half

Inter Miami built their lead in the first half, first with Germán Berterame on the finishing end of impressive ball movement by Miami and then Rodrigo De Paul blasted a shot by NYCFC goalkeeper Matt Freese in stoppage time in the first half. asserted

Paul → build → half

Summing up NYCFC’s recent luck, Nicolás Fernández Mercau was turned away on a penalty kick in stoppage time in the second half that would have broken the shutout. asserted

that → sum → shutout

“It remains a very bad stretch and you can see the confidence in the team is a little weaker at the moment, which is something that is explainable given the stretch we’re in,” Jansen said. asserted

Jansen → remain → stretch

“But [our] strengths and weaknesses, I don’t think they have either been more exposed or become different throughout the stretch, that is something I don’t believe.” asserted

I → think → stretch

NYCFC on outside of playoff picture as winless stretch continues with loss to Inter Miami

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