FC Dallas defeated Sporting Kansas City 4-3 in a seven-goal contest at Toyota Stadium on Sunday, 6 September 2026, in Regular Season matchday 23 of Major League Soccer. The hosts trailed early but recovered to lead by half-time and held on to claim all three points.
Sporting Kansas City drew first blood when T. Calheira struck in the fourth minute, and S. Afrifa doubled the visitors' advantage in the 19th minute. L. Farrington pulled one back for the hosts in the 27th minute, and P. Musa levelled matters three minutes later. Kaick then gave FC Dallas the lead for the first time just before the interval, sending the sides in at 3-2 at the break.
T. Calheira reduced the deficit once more with his second goal of the afternoon in the 78th minute. P. Musa then converted a penalty in the 90th-plus-seventh minute to restore the two-goal cushion and confirm the final score of 4-3.
FC Dallas sit fourth in the MLS table after 23 matches, having won 10, drawn 7 and lost 6, accumulating 37 points from their 30-team division. They are in the top third of the table, and their last five results read W-D-L-W-W. Sporting Kansas City, by contrast, occupy 15th place with just 4 wins, 3 draws and 16 defeats from 23 games, leaving them on 15 points — 22 behind FC Dallas — with a recent run of L-L-L-D-L.