Major League Soccer posted this article yesterday explaining how third-place teams will be seeded. READ HERE.
We already knew that the San Jose Earthquakes, winners of Group B, would face the third-place team in either Group A, C or D. How it was determined which of those three the Quakes would actually face was a bit more uncertain.
There appears to be 10 scenarios that could still come into effect:
In seven of them (70% chance), San Jose would face the Wild Card team from Group D: either Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United FC.