CONCACAF Champions League: Dynamo crash out

The bracket for the knockout stages of 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League is set after the completion of the group stage. The eight group winners have been seeded based on points earned from the group stage, with goal difference used as the tiebreaker and it has yielded three Liga MX vs. MLS match-ups.

Quarterfinal 1: Toluca vs. San Jose Earthquakes

The San Jose Earthquakes needed to beat Heredia to win Group 5 and that’s exactly what they got, but it wasn’t easy. Heredia battled them and a goal for the Quakes looked unlikely at times, but Chris Wondolowski snagged them their golden goal -- one that delivered them a 1-0 win and spot in the quarterfinals.

After a nervy 60 minutes that lent more and more credence to the belief that the Quakes wouldn’t find the goal they needed, Heredia finally gifted them a chance and Wondolowski took it. San Jose’s best player somehow found himself completely unmarked on a corner kick and a first touch, side-footed finish later, the ball was in the back of the net.

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Only in the CONCACAF Champions League could a team head into the final matchday atop their group and have no chance of advancing to the knockout stages. Such is the joy of a tournament with three-team groups where only one advances to the quarterfinals. Such is the joy of CONCACAF.

Tuesday

Club America vs. Alajuelense - 8 p.m. ET

Herediano vs. Cruz Azul - 10 p.m. ET