{"id":920812,"date":"2026-07-18T18:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/southern-rivals-nashville-host-atlanta-for-mls-restart-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T18:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:13:23","slug":"southern-rivals-nashville-host-atlanta-for-mls-restart-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/southern-rivals-nashville-host-atlanta-for-mls-restart-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern rivals! Nashville host Atlanta for MLS restart | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<article xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>It&#8217;s an all-Southern affair on Friday night, as Supporters&#8217; Shield leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/nashville-sc\/\">Nashville SC<\/a> host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/atlanta-united\/\">Atlanta United<\/a> as the MLS season resumes following the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> break.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>How to watch &#038; stream<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soc.cr\/4y8tzn8\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li>FOX, FOX Deportes<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>When<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/nshvsatl-07-17-2026\/\">Friday, July 17<\/a>\u00a0| 8:10 pm ET\/5:10 pm PT<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Where<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>GEODIS Park | Nashville, Tennessee<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Standings<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>1st in Eastern Conference<\/li>\n<li>33 points (10W-1L-3D)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Last game<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Nashville entered the World Cup break on an eight-game unbeaten run, and most recently secured a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/nshvsnyc-05-23-2026\/\">2-1 win<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/new-york-city-football-club\/\">New York City FC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Center backs\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/maxwell-woledzi\/\">Maxwell Woledzi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jeisson-palacios\/\">Jeisson Palacios<\/a> got the goals, showing the Music City club is far more than their three Designated Players in attack.<\/p>\n<p><h3>Players to watch<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hany Mukhtar:<\/strong> Recently voted to his fifth MLS All-Star Game, the 2022 Landon Donovan MLS MVP is off to a flying start with 6g\/5a.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sam Surridge:<\/strong> Despite only playing eight games this season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/sam-surridge\/\">Surridge<\/a> (9g\/0a) is squarely in contention for the Golden Boot presented by Audi and was named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/nashville-sc-sam-surridge-player-of-the-month-february-march-2026\">MLS Player of the Month<\/a> for February and March.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brian Schwake:<\/strong> In the midst of a breakout season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/brian-schwake\/\">Schwake<\/a> has been one of the league&#8217;s top goalkeepers and was rewarded with his first-ever All-Star selection.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Need to know<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Nashville entered the World Cup pause on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/nashville-sc-enter-world-cup-pause-on-historic-pace\">historic pace<\/a> and they&#8217;ve got a league-best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/allstar\/2026\/news\/2026-mls-all-star-team-roster\">four All-Stars<\/a> to show for it, as well as a Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year candidate in B.J. Callaghan on the sidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Will their dominant first half of the MLS season transfer over as the Coyotes look to hold off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/lionel-messi\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/inter-miami-cf\/\">Inter Miami CF<\/a> for the East&#8217;s No. 1 seed?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Recapping our season with 1\ufe0f\u20e3 week until we&#8217;re back \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udeab MLS-best 11 goals allowed<br \/>\u2b50\ufe0f MLS-best 4 All-Stars<br \/>\ud83c\udfc6 Top of Eastern Conference &#038; Supporters&#8217; Shield tables<br \/>\u2728 33 points from 14 games, joint-best start of any team in 25 years<\/p>\n<p>THESE BOYS ARE ELITE \ud83d\udc51\ud83d\ude24 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NKs4xZozry\">pic.twitter.com\/NKs4xZozry<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Nashville SC (@NashvilleSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NashvilleSC\/status\/2075659629279818203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Standings<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>14th in Eastern Conference<\/li>\n<li>11 points (3W-9L-2D)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Last game<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta&#8217;s first half of the season ended with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/clbvsatl-05-24-2026\/\">2-0 loss<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/columbus-crew\/\">Columbus Crew<\/a>. On the bright side, they took points from three of the last five games before the World Cup break.<\/p>\n<p><h3>Players to watch<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Miguel Almir\u00f3n:<\/strong> Fresh off helping Paraguay reach the World Cup Round of 16, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/miguel-almiron\/\">Almir\u00f3n<\/a> (0g\/3a) will look to find his groove in MLS play.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexey Miranchuk:<\/strong> The Russian international has been a bright spot for the Five Stripes with a team-high seven goal contributions (5g\/2a).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emmanuel Latte Lath:<\/strong>\u00a0A former MLS-record signing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/emmanuel-latte-lath\/\">Latte Lath<\/a> has yet to have his breakout moment with Atlanta. The Ivory Coast international has tallied 2g\/2a this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Need to know<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta appointed Tata Martino as head coach ahead of the 2026 season, hoping to rekindle their glory days under the Argentine manager (see: winning MLS Cup 2018 as a second-year club).<\/p>\n<p>The early returns show there&#8217;s plenty of work to do, and the club&#8217;s been busy in the summer transfer market by signing two international-caliber defenders from South America: Paraguay&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/atlanta-united-sign-defender-junior-alonso\" target=\"_blank\">J\u00fanior Alonso<\/a> and Chile&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/mlssoccer.com\/news\/atlanta-united-sign-chilean-defender-paulo-diaz\" target=\"_blank\">Paulo D\u00edaz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ORQ4Uq3EGmE?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Miguel Almir\u00f3n's Second Act: ATL, Tata Martino &#038; a World Cup Dream | Breakaway presented by AT&#038;T\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Polymarket Insights<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The market heavily favors Nashville at home. They&#8217;re earning nearly 70% of the wagers, while Atlanta are hovering around 15%.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket-app.onelink.me\/S8ac?af_xp=referral&#038;pid=MLS50&#038;c=MLS50&#038;deep_link_sub1=MLS50&#038;af_sub1=editorial\" target=\"_blank\">Download Polymarket<\/a>:\u00a0<strong>$50 Bonus with code MLS50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Market insights shared are current as of Tuesday, July 14 at 10 am ET.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/southern-rivals-nashville-sc-atlanta-united-mls-restart-world-cup\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Augustine Menjivar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer It&#8217;s an all-Southern affair on Friday night, as Supporters&#8217; Shield leaders Nashville SC host Atlanta United as the MLS season resumes following the 2026 FIFA World Cup break. 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