On Thursday, it was announced that the Chicago Fire’s initial opening game opponents -- Nashville SC -- would exit the MLS is Back Tournament amid concern surrounding a number of positive tests for COVID-19 on the club’s roster and staff.
As a result, the Fire would be shifted from the tournament’s Group A over to Group B, where they’d take on a trio of Western Conference opponents in the Seattle Sounders, San Jose Earthquakes, and Vancouver Whitecaps.
In a virtual media availability from Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex on Friday, head coach Raphael Wicky, captain Francisco Calvo, and midfielder Brandt Bronico spoke on the team’s outlook now having swapped groups ahead of their Tuesday morning kickoff against Seattle (8 a.