So now the San Jose Earthquakes know who they will face in the group stage for the MLS is Back Tournament, the restart competition to get MLS going again after the coronavirus shutdown.
I’ve got some good news and some bad news: The Quakes will play the defending MLS champions, Seattle Sounders, in Group B. They’ll also take on a 2019 playoff team in FC Dallas, but they will also face the Vancouver Whitecaps, who finished 10 points below the Earthquakes in the standings last year.
However, having said all that, with teams in most cases not even fully training yet and everyone having been on ice for over three months, the odds on paper are a total crapshoot.