FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes: Kickoff, Team News and How to Watch

Updated October 24, 2026: FC Dallas hosts the San Jose Earthquakes in a 2026 MLS regular-season match at Toyota Stadium in Frisco. The fixture is listed on October 24 in Texas, while its UTC kickoff timestamp falls just after midnight on October 25. The scheduled time is unchanged: 7:30 p.m. in Frisco, which is 00:30 UTC the next day.

Why the fixture appears on two dates

The official FC Dallas match preview gives a 7:30 p.m. CT start on Saturday, October 24, at Toyota Stadium. The MLS and club schedule listings show the same match at 12:30 a.m. on October 25. Frisco is observing Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−05:00) on the match date, so adding five hours to 7:30 p.m. produces 00:30 UTC on Sunday. The calendar date changes during the conversion; the match does not move to a second day locally.

Daylight saving time explains the offset. The United States’ 2026 daylight saving period runs through November 1, so October 24 in Frisco is still CDT rather than Central Standard Time. The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s daylight saving time information is a reference for the seasonal clock change. For a calendar entry, use the local Frisco time with the America/Chicago time zone or the confirmed UTC timestamp above. Avoid entering 00:30 on October 24: that would be a different time.

The MLS FC Dallas schedule and the FC Dallas schedule are useful checks if a calendar, ticket page or broadcast guide displays only one of the two dates. Compare both the time and its zone, since the UTC date is Sunday even though the kickoff in Texas is Saturday night.

Where to watch FC Dallas vs. San Jose

FC Dallas lists Apple TV as the viewing platform, with English- and Spanish-language coverage. The club’s match preview names Evan Weston and Dax McCarty for the English broadcast and Raul Guzman for Spanish. The official FC Dallas match preview has those broadcast details. Viewers should open the fixture in Apple TV close to kickoff to check the current match tile and the language options available in their location.

For audio, FC Dallas says coverage will be available through the club app and its YouTube channel, with Ryan Figert, Steve Davis and Sam Hale. The team preview lists the audio start as 7 p.m. CT on October 24, 30 minutes before the scheduled kickoff. San Jose’s preview also lists Apple TV in English and Spanish and names local radio options. Broadcast listings identify scheduled platforms; they do not guarantee that a particular subscription, device or regional feed will be available to every viewer.

Confirmed team news: injuries and suspensions

The latest MLS Player Status Report for Matchday 32 identifies the following absences and question marks for this fixture. A player marked “questionable” is not confirmed out, and a status report does not replace the final team sheet.

• FC Dallas: Logan Farrington is listed out with a lower-body designation. Forward Sam Sarver is listed out because of suspension.
• San Jose Earthquakes: Nonso Adimabua, Darius Johnson, DeJuan Jones and Benji Kikanović are listed out with lower-body designations. Preston Judd is out through suspension.
• San Jose questionable: Jonathan González (lower body), Niko Tsakiris (upper body) and Timo Werner (lower body) are listed as questionable. Their report status does not confirm whether they will play.

The league’s Disciplinary Summary lists Sarver as suspended for the October 24 match against San Jose after a red card and lists Judd as suspended for the match at Dallas after yellow-card accumulation. These are confirmed suspensions, separate from the injury designations. The report also notes that Sarver has a further suspension to serve in Dallas’s October 28 match against Columbus; that later ban does not change the status for this fixture.

The available injury report names the listed players and designations above. It should not be read as a complete prediction of who will start, who may be used from the bench or whether a questionable player has recovered. No additional availability claim should be treated as confirmed unless it appears in an updated official report or a club announcement.

Starting lineups are not posted yet

At the time of this update, the official FC Dallas lineup page and San Jose lineup page show a lineup section but no published starting XI. The clubs’ latest previews and the status report do not establish a confirmed formation or starting goalkeeper. Check those official lineup pages again nearer kickoff; until the teams publish their selections, projected XIs and late availability reports remain unconfirmed.

Recent matchup and conference context

FC Dallas’s official pregame overview lists the club at 14-7-9 with 51 points and third place in the Western Conference; San Jose is listed at 13-8-9 with 48 points in fourth. The Quakes’ official preview describes this as the clubs’ second meeting of 2026. Dallas won the first, 3-2, at PayPal Park on May 16, with Sam Sarver scoring the late winner. Those figures and the earlier result provide context for this fixture; they do not change the confirmed schedule or the availability designations for October 24.

Venue and matchday details

FC Dallas is the home team at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The club’s preview lists referee Rubiel Vazquez, assistant referees Jose Da Silva and Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho, fourth official Lorenzo Hernandez, VAR Carol Anne Chenard and assistant VAR Fabio Tovar. These are the officials named in the published match information; check the club or league listing for any late change.

FC Dallas has announced a Harry Potter-themed match night, including themed photo opportunities, a special “Light the Match” ceremony, a halftime giveaway of a Golden Snitch soccer ball signed by Petar Musa and a limited run of 500 match posters. These activities are part of the event program and do not change the kickoff time. Fans attending in person should check the Toyota Stadium website and the club’s matchday announcement for current parking, entry and stadium policies.

Quick pre-match checklist

• For the stadium-time reminder, use Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) in Frisco.
• For a UTC calendar, use Sunday, October 25 at 00:30 UTC.
• Open the Apple TV listing to confirm the match tile and English or Spanish options for your location.
• Review the Matchday 32 status report for the confirmed absences and questionable players, then check both lineup pages closer to kickoff.
• If another listing shows October 25, compare its time zone with the official Dallas local listing before assuming the match was rescheduled.

The confirmed schedule remains October 24 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. CDT (00:30 UTC on October 25). The latest official status report also confirms the named injury absences and suspensions, while the starting lineups remain unpublished at the time of this update.