{"id":314816,"date":"2026-05-14T03:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/314816\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T03:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:59:20","slug":"seattle-sounders-host-san-jose-earthquakes-in-heritage-cup-decider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/314816\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Sounders Host San Jose Earthquakes in Heritage Cup Decider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle Sounders host the league-leading San Jose Earthquakes at Lumen Field on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in a high-stakes match to decide the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koranmanado.co.id\/en\/tag\/heritage-cup\" title=\"Heritage Cup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heritage Cup<\/a>. The encounter features a statistical clash between Seattle&#8217;s league-best defense and San Jose&#8217;s top-ranked offense.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle enters the match with 21 points and a league-low six goals allowed through the early season. According to soundersfc.com, the Sounders maintain a 21-match unbeaten streak at home in all competitions and can clinch the Heritage Cup with either a win or a draw against the Earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>San Jose currently leads the Supporters\u2019 Shield race with 29 points, powered by an offense that has scored 27 goals. Despite their statistical dominance, the Earthquakes are looking to avenge a 1-0 home loss to Seattle earlier this year, as reported by sounderatheart.com.<\/p>\n<p>            &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                            <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EGKGgKizaY.jpeg\" alt=\"Vancouver Whitecaps Host Colorado Rapids in Final Match Before Break\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coaching is an art form,&#8221; said Seattle head coach Brian Schmetzer. &#8220;I love Bruce Arena. He\u2019s the GOAT of MLS coaches. He commands respect from his peers, his players. He gets the best out of his players. He maximizes guys\u2019 potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Earthquakes face significant roster challenges following Niko Tsakiris&#8217;s groin surgery, which will sideline the playmaker for up to four months. Additionally, forward Timo Werner remains questionable for the match after missing the previous game due to injury concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle&#8217;s defense is bolstered by goalkeeper Andrew Thomas, whose .87 save percentage currently ranks first in MLS. Sounders defender Nouhou is also confirmed available for selection after fully participating in Tuesday&#8217;s training following a cramp scare in the previous match against San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>            &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                            <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GpDK9IMMET.jpeg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi Tops MLS Payroll with Record $28.3 Million Salary\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Sounders midfielder Albert Rusn\u00e1k noted that the team is focused on improving their performance level despite their earlier victory over San Jose. The match is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. PT on the Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Seattle Sounders host the league-leading San Jose Earthquakes at Lumen Field on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[131824,111562,131823,54023,11203,88,1084,90,89,79159],"class_list":["post-314816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-brian-schmetzer","tag-bruce-arena","tag-heritage-cup","tag-lumen-field","tag-mls","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-earthquakes","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-seattle-sounders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}