{"id":922487,"date":"2026-07-25T21:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T02:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/cali-clasico-heads-to-stanford-stadium-for-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-la-galaxy-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T21:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T02:15:02","slug":"cali-clasico-heads-to-stanford-stadium-for-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-la-galaxy-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/cali-clasico-heads-to-stanford-stadium-for-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-la-galaxy-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Cali Cl\u00e1sico heads to Stanford Stadium for San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<article xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The 105th edition of the Cali Cl\u00e1sico is upon us when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/san-jose-earthquakes\/\">San Jose Earthquakes<\/a> host bitter rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/la-galaxy\/\">LA Galaxy<\/a> at Stanford Stadium for Matchday 18&#8217;s Walmart Saturday Showdown.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>How to watch &#038; stream<\/h3>\n<\/p>\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\/sjvsla-07-25-2026\/\">Saturday, July 25<\/a> | 10:30 pm ET\/7:30 pm PT<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Where<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Stanford Stadium | Stanford, California<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Standings<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>2nd in Western Conference<\/li>\n<li>32 points (10W-4L-2D)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Last game<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>San Jose suffered their worst defeat of the season in their return from the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> break, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/sjvsorl-07-22-2026\/\">falling 4-0<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/orlando-city\/\">Orlando City<\/a> at home on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>German star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/timo-werner\/\">Timo Werner<\/a> returned from injury and Scottish goalkeeper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/angus-gunn\/\">Angus Gunn<\/a> made his MLS debut, but it was not enough to spark a result at PayPal Park.<\/p>\n<p><h3>Players to watch<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Timo Werner:<\/strong> The UEFA Champions League winner arrived as San Jose&#8217;s marquee signing ahead of the 2026 season, making an immediate impact.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preston Judd:<\/strong> Already notching a career-high goal total this season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/preston-judd\/\">Judd<\/a> (11g\/2a) is firmly in the Golden Boot presented by Audi race.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Munie:<\/strong> The 26-year-old center back recently earned his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/2026-mls-all-star-team-roster\">MLS All-Star<\/a> selection, where he will be San Jose&#8217;s lone representative.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Need to know<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Following a historically strong start to the season, San Jose have hit a rough patch either side of the World Cup break, losing three of their last four matches and notching only one league win since late April.<\/p>\n<p>But with Werner back from injury and Judd enjoying a career year, the Quakes will be confident in returning to winning ways under legendary head coach Bruce Arena.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A \ud835\ude65\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude60\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude59 agenda for the \ud835\ude57\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude5c\ud835\ude5c\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude68\ud835\ude69 event of the summer \ud83d\udca5<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>it\u2019s the 105th California Clasico at Stanford Stadium this Saturday and we\u2019re celebrating America \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\ud83e\udd41 Fan Fest at Sam McDonald Mall<br \/> \ud83c\udf7b <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoorsLight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@coorslight<\/a> Beer Garden, Precision Wall, Custom Trading Card Booth,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KJnFdDLIAc\">pic.twitter.com\/KJnFdDLIAc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SJEarthquakes\/status\/2080370363397996755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Standings<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>10th in Western Conference<\/li>\n<li>20 points (5W-7L-5D)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Last game<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Things have not gone smoothly for the Galaxy since returning from the World Cup break, dropping consecutive home matches by an aggregate 6-1 scoreline.<\/p>\n<p>It began with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/lavslafc-07-17-2026\/\">3-0 El Tr\u00e1fico defeat<\/a> against crosstown rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/los-angeles-football-club\/\">LAFC<\/a> before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/lavsstl-07-22-2026\/\">falling 3-1<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/st-louis-city-sc\/\">St. Louis CITY SC<\/a> midweek. The Galaxy would love nothing more than finding the win column against their long-term California rivals.<\/p>\n<p><h3>Players to watch<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Marco Reus:<\/strong> The German playmaker leads active Galaxy players in goal contributions this season with 4g\/5a.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joseph Paintsil:<\/strong> Recording 10 goals in each of the past two seasons for LA, the Ghanaian international has work to do to reach that tally again in 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jakob Glesnes:<\/strong> A former MLS Defender of the Year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jakob-glesnes\/\">Glesnes<\/a> will expectedly partner either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/justin-haak\/\">Justin Haak<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/maya-yoshida\/\">Maya Yoshida<\/a> at center back with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/emiro-garces\/\">Emiro Garc\u00e9s<\/a> suspended (red card).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Need to know<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy are still searching for their creative spark following the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/la-galaxy-transfer-gabriel-pec-to-cruzeiro\">club-record transfer<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tombogert\/status\/2072887518375342279?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly<\/a> up to $13.5 million) of Brazilian winger Gabriel Pec to Cruzeiro in his home nation.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Newcomer of the Year remains LA&#8217;s top goal contributor this season as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/marco-reus\/\">Marco Reus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/joseph-paintsil\/\">Joseph Paintsil<\/a> aim to pick up the slack ahead of the arrival of newly acquired striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/kyogo-furuhashi\/\">Ky\u014dgo Furuhashi<\/a> and the return of joint-leading scorer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/joao-klauss\/\">Jo\u00e3o Klauss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sE-7-AidILU?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Inside Joseph Paintsil's Double Life: Goalscorer &#038; Artist | Breakaway presented by AT&#038;T\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>With both teams looking to bounce back after midweek losses, the market appears to back hosts San Jose at just over 50% to win and 23% to draw. Can the Galaxy provide an upset?<\/p>\n<p><em>Market insights shared are current as of Friday, July 24 at 11 am ET<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/cali-clasico-heads-to-stanford-stadium-for-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-la-galaxy\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Anthony Michaud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer The 105th edition of the Cali Cl\u00e1sico is upon us when the San Jose Earthquakes host bitter rivals LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium for Matchday 18&#8217;s Walmart Saturday Showdown. 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