"As a coach, I am positioning it to my team as though it is like two seasons. There is a first-half season as well as a second-half season, and it is different, but also a lot of fun. It's something different and refreshing. We're going to embrace it and enjoy the World Cup when it rolls around. We do have to be strategic with how we go about our business."
"There is a first-half season as well as a second-half season, and it is different, but also a lot of fun. It's something different and refreshing. We're going to embrace it and enjoy the World Cup when it rolls around. We do have to be strategic with how we go about our business. That also goes with how we motivate our team and prepare them, but these guys have been doing this a lot and I think we're ready to be winners this year."
FC Dallas lost only one of their last 10 regular-season matches but finished seventh in the Western Conference and qualified for the playoffs. Dallas were eliminated after a 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps in Game 1 and a 4-2 defeat on penalties in Game 2. The team opens the new campaign at home against Toronto FC. The schedule includes a long June–July gap for the World Cup, prompting a two-phase approach to the season. Coach Eric Quill plans strategic squad management, motivation and preparation, and expresses confidence that the players are ready to contend in 2026. Toronto ended 2025 twelfth in the East and struggled for goals.
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