The Vancouver Whitecaps know their work is not done.

The team downed expansion side San Diego FC 3-1 to earn the title of Western Conference champions Saturday.

Even as they raised the trophy in the air, confetti falling around them, the players were already turning their minds toward their next task: the MLS Cup final against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami on Dec. 6.

“Obviously winning the conference and getting a trophy is nice. And we’ll enjoy that,” said striker Brian White. “But the ultimate goal is to win an MLS Cup. And we know how hard that will be in Miami.”

The ‘Caps finished the regular season second in the West with an 18-7-9 record and eliminated FC Dallas and Los Angeles FC before taking on San Diego in Saturday’s conference final.

Vancouver was dominant from the outset, wit

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