It did not matter which of the four wild-card teams the San Jose Earthquakes would draw for the knockout stage of the MLS Is Back tournament.
But Real Salt Lake should provide an extra challenge Monday evening at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida.
“I think that in the Round of 16, this is one of the worst teams to face,” Quakes coach Matias Almeyda said through an interpreter.
San Jose (2-0-1) won Group B impressively while its opponent finished third in Group D with a victory. . .