Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. at Rio Tinto Stadium. The match marks the Earthquakes’ first of two matchups with their Western Conference foes this season.
Friday’s match provides a final look at some of the MLS stars that will feature in next week’s All-Star game at Avaya Stadium. Earthquakes goalkeeper David Bingham and forward Chris Wondolowski will face off against Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman before becoming short-term teammates against Arsenal.
USMNT teammates Chris Wondolowski and Nick Rimando aren’t strangers at opposite ends of the field. All seven of Wondolowski’s goals against Real Salt Lake, which leads all active players, came with Rimando in net.