Jonathan Sirois is set to take over in goal for FC Dallas on Saturday night, stepping into the opening as Daniel is out for at least two months with a hamstring injury. FC Dallas resumes its nine-game road trip against the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park, and the change puts Sirois at the center of a match that could steady a team looking for a response.
The timing matters because this is not just another stop on the road. It is Saturday, August 1, 2026, with kickoff scheduled for 9:30 PM and the match streaming on MLS Season Pass, so the lineup questions are immediate and public. Eric Quill listed a 4-4-2, though it looks probably more like a 5-3-2, with Bernard Kamungo getting his first start since the spring and Herman Johansson on the other wing.
That shape tells the story of what FC Dallas is trying to do. The club wants cover, not chaos, while it waits for the rest of the roster to support Sirois in a run that also leaves room for Santiago Moreno, Anderson Julio, Sebastien Ibeagha and Joaquín Valiente to come off the bench. Clay Holstad or Sam Sarver could also see minutes, a sign that rotation is built into the plan because the schedule will not ease up.
There is also a harder truth underneath the selection choices. FC Dallas has spent much of this season playing down to teams it should have handled, and last week’s losses in Portland and San Diego made that impossible to ignore. Against a Galaxy side it was better than, the chance is there to regain momentum, but only if the back line settles quickly and Sirois turns the injury to Daniel into a clean handoff rather than a problem that lingers into the rest of the trip.
For FC Dallas, this is the first test of how much it can absorb Daniel’s absence without losing its shape. If Sirois holds the spot and the road trip starts with points, the goalkeeper change becomes a solution; if not, the next few weeks will ask a much bigger question than who starts on Saturday night.
