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FC Dallas vs San Diego FC: Lineup notes ๐Ÿ“

Lineup notes for FC Dallas vs. San Diego, including starters, tactical changes, and key questions heading into kickoff.

FC Dallas vs San Diego FC: Lineup notes ๐Ÿ“

FC Dallas resumes its nine-game road trip tonight with a clash in Southern California against San Diego FC.

Lineups are in from both sides. Letโ€™s dive into what Eric Quillโ€™s starting group looks like, who is on the bench, and who we believe will see minutes later on in this one.

What Changed From Last Match

We have a couple of changes from the game Wednesday night in Portland. Petar Musa returns to the starting lineup, next to Patrickson Delgado. Both Santiago Moreno and Logan Farrington rotate out to the bench.

Elsewhere, Ran Binyamin returns to the wings in the midfield. Expect him to slot in both as a winger and a fullback in this one, depending on how the team needs to play on the defensive side.

FC Dallas Lineup Notes:

Starting XI

Formation: 4-4-2
ST
Musa
ST
Delgado
LM
Binyamin
CM
Kaick
CM
Cappis
RM
Valiente
LB
Norris
LCB
Urhoghide
RCB
Ibeagha
RB
CMoore
GK
Daniel

Starting Lineup vs San Diego

Bench

  • Jonathan SiroisGK
  • Herman JohanssonDF
  • Bernard KamungoDF
  • Lalas AbubakarDF
  • Sam SarverMF
  • Caleb SwannMF
  • Logan FarringtonFW
  • Anderson JulioFW
  • Santiago MorenoFW
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Who should come off the bench?

We knew the rotation would hit for this one after a game on Wednesday. I would anticipate Farrington, Moreno and Bernard Kamungo to be easy options off the bench. Iโ€™d also expect Herman Johansson and Sam Sarver at some point in this one as well.

But depending how on this one is going, we could see Anderson Julio earn some minutes for the first time since late February.

Key Question Heading Into Kickoff

Will FC Dallas be able to put away a team they should beat?

Letโ€™s face it, Dallas does play down to opponents that are weaker than them (both on paper and on the field). San Diego is a team that is struggling hard right now to find consistent form, and by all measures, Dallas should handle this game without any issues. This is the kind of game though that Dallas has to find a way to get over their own inconsistency against weaker teams and pick up a vital three points before a busy month of August hits the schedule next week.


Availability Report

Suspended: none
International duty: none
Season-ending injury list: Kaka Scabin (knee)
Out: Ramiro (foot)
Questionable: none

On Loan: Tsiki Ntsabeleng (Mamelodi Sundowns FC), Enes Sali (Al-Riyadh), Malachi Molina (Nashville SC), Geovane Jesus (North Texas SC), Enzo Newman (North Texas SC)
Unavailable (off-roster): Daniel Baran, Jaidyn Contreras

San Diego Lineup:

Formation: 4-3-3
Starting XI
  1. GK: Dos Santos
  2. LB: Sargeant
  3. CB: Duah
  4. CB: McVey
  5. RB: Verhoeven
  6. CM: Valarki
  7. CM: Tverskov
  8. CM: Alvardo Jr
  9. LW: Mighten
  10. RW: Dreyer
  11. ST: Ingvartsen

How to watch

๐Ÿ“… Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
โšฝ๏ธ Kickoff: 8:30 PM
๐ŸŸ Venue: SnapDragon Stadium
๐Ÿ“บ Streaming: MLS Season Pass
๐Ÿ’ฌ Gameday Social: #FCDvSDFC
โ˜€๏ธ Weather: 73, sunny

Drew Epperley

Drew Epperley

Owner and Managing Editor of Big D Soccer. Iโ€™ve been covering MLS and FC Dallas since 2007. Part time nut. โšฝ fan. โ˜•๏ธ & ๐Ÿบ drinker.

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