1 - This is clearly an important competition for Seattle — but will the lineup reflect that?
Probably not. With the MLS season drifting away Sigi Schmid will have to choose his lineups carefully. Clint Dempsey is certainly out, due to last year's referee assault. Plus Seattle leans a bit on older internationals which makes it easy to rest a few of them. There's also a road game Saturday in Toronto with the team coming back to Seattle in-between the two matches.
All together that looks like a lineup that will either be heavily rotational or just plain B-team.