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3rd Degree\u2019s FC Dallas XI prediction vs Chivas in SJ, August 8, 2026.<\/p>\n\u201cGoats are the cable talk show panelists of the animal world, ready at a moment\u2019s notice to interject, interrupt, and opine. They have something to say about everything, little of it complimentary. They are the most impertinent animals I have ever known.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jon Katz<\/p>\n
6th in the West of MLS, FC Dallas (27 points, 7-5-6), travels to California to face 12th in Liga MX, Chivas de Guadalajara (4 points, 1-1-1) at PayPal Park in San Jose. Kickoff is set for 8 pm CT.<\/p>\n
This is game two of Leagues Cup for FC Dallas. The club\u2019s final group game is at Toluca. Toluca is in 3rd place in Liga MX (6 points, 2-0-1).<\/p>\n
Broadcast Info<\/p>\n
TV:\u00a0Apple TV
English TV: FS1
Spanish TV: FOX Deportes
\u2013 Apple TV English: Mark Rogondino and Heath Pearce
\u2013 Apple TV Spanish: Raul Guzman and Ashley Gonz\u00e1lez
\u2013 Dallas Audio: Ryan Figer, Steve Davis, and Sam Hale<\/p>\n
MLS Injury\/Player Availability Report<\/p>\n
FC Dallas<\/p>\n
Daniel \u2013 Lower Body (Out)
Josh Torquato \u2013 US U20s (Out)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Note: Anderson Julio is not listed on the injury report (it\u2019s likely not a requirement of Leagues Cup), but he has a muscle injury and looks to be out for some time.<\/p>\n
Chivas<\/p>\n
Santiago Sandoval \u2013 Broken finger <\/p>\n
FC Dallas Lineup Prediction<\/p>\n
The temps are going to be approaching the 70s, if not into them, by game time, so I\u2019m less concerned about burnout. Still, some rotation back into the XI is in order. That means Petar Musa back into my XI, as will be Shaq Moore, Partickson Delgado, and Kaick.<\/p>\n
Since Logan Farrington was rested mid-week, I\u2019ll stick him in too, but that\u2019s my least confident rotation. Something is going on with him, and I\u2019m not sure what. <\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to start Christian Cappis again, but Ramiro is coming on at the half in a pre-planned sub, as he builds up his game fitness. Think of it as a planned rotation. Cappis needs some rest, as there are three more weeks of this intense schedule left.<\/p>\n
3rd Degree\u2019s FC Dallas XI prediction vs Chivas in SJ, August 8, 2026.<\/p>\n
Bench Prediction
Michael Collodi
Lalas Abubakar
Ramiro
Caleb Swann
Ran Binyamin
Sam Sarver
Joaqu\u00edn Valiente
Sebastien Ibeagha
Clay Holstad
Santigo Moreno<\/p>\n
Since FCD didn\u2019t put any \u201ckids\u201d on the bench last game, I\u2019ll follow that lead and go all FCD primary rotation players. There are two open spots on the bench as teams are allowed up to 12. <\/p>\n
Leagues Cup Kit Assignments<\/p>\n
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Kit assignments for Leagues Cup 2026: FC Dallas vs Chivas, August 8, 2026. (Courtesy Leagues Cup)<\/p>\n
Officials<\/p>\n
REFEREE: Josu\u00e9 Ugalde Aguilar
ASSISTANT REFEREES: Luis Alberto Granados Caldera, Henri Pupiro
4TH OFFICIAL: Keylor Herrera
VAR: Jes\u00fas Alberto Montero
AVAR: Marianela Araya Cruz<\/p>\n
More Game Info<\/p>\n
Chivas tied LAFC 1-1 in their Leagues Cup opener. <\/p>\n
Chivas is 2-5 all-time in Leagues Cup and has never advanced past the group stage.<\/p>\n
FC Dallas is 2-4 in Leagues Cup and made it to the Round of 16 in 2023. <\/p>\n
These two teams met in the 2007 SuperLiga (the predecessor to Leagues Cup) in Frisco, Texas, playing to a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n
Dallas is 4-5-0 in one-goal games.<\/p>\n
Dallas is 4-0-1 when leading at halftime and 7-1-3 when scoring first. Conversely, they are 0-4-1 when conceding first.<\/p>\n
FC Dallas is 4-3-2 (14 points) on the road in league play this season, although this is not league play.<\/p>\n
Sebastien Ibeagha recorded the 29th fastest speed in MLS this season at 35.42 kph (22.01 mph).<\/p>\n
Osaze Urhoghide is T-3rd in MLS in aerial challenges with 54 and T-21st in clearances with 24.<\/p>\n
Shaq Moore leads FCD in distance covered with 180.35 km (112.06 miles).<\/p>\n
Petar Musa leads MLS in goals scored with 13 and is third in MLS in xG with 10.42.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cGoats are the cable talk show panelists of the animal world, ready at a moment\u2019s notice to interject,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[140826,102,104,103],"class_list":["post-401525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-chivas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}