Inter Miami come into the game after a demoralizing loss to Minnesota United. The defeat was the Herons' fourth in their last five games in all competitions. Javier Mascherano didn't hold back in the build-up talking about the team's struggles.

The San Jose Earthquakes teamed up with the Urban Vibrancy Institute to host the block party in San Jose's SOFA District. Next month, the series is heading to the Downtown Historic District. The event was also held in celebration of the Earthquakes taking on Inter Miami CF on Wednesday.

International soccer star Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami CF team are in the Bay Area to play the San Jose Earthquakes in a match on Wednesday that is expected to bring big crowds out to the Earthquakes’ PayPal Park.