VANCOUVER – Untimely errors once again foiled the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday. After controlling 62.3 per cent of possession across the game and outshooting their opponents 27-6, the ‘Caps fell 3-1 to FC Juárez in Vancouver. Juarez FC's Ettson Ayon (right) celebrates his goal with Ian Torres (10) as Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer (32) walks away during the first half of a Leagues Cup soccer match in Vancouver, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. The Whitecaps continued to dominate possession and peppered the Juarez net with shots, but couldn’t finish on a bevy of chances. Vancouver skipped Leagues Cup last season after reaching the round of 32 in both the 2023 and 2024 iterations.