{"id":908825,"date":"2026-05-28T10:18:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/anibal-godoy-carlos-harvey-make-panamas-roster-for-2026-world-cup-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:18:58","slug":"anibal-godoy-carlos-harvey-make-panamas-roster-for-2026-world-cup-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/anibal-godoy-carlos-harvey-make-panamas-roster-for-2026-world-cup-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"An\u00edbal Godoy, Carlos Harvey make Panama&#8217;s roster for 2026 World Cup | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<article xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/san-diego-fc\/\">San Diego FC<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/anibal-godoy\/\">An\u00edbal Godoy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/minnesota-united-fc\/\">Minnesota United FC<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/carlos-harvey\/\">Carlos Harvey<\/a> have made Panama&#8217;s 26-player roster for the 2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Panama will make their second-ever World Cup appearance after debuting at the tournament in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The Central American side qualified via one of Concacaf&#8217;s six direct spots.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An\u00edbal Godoy and Carlos Harvey will be reppin&#8217; Panama at the World Cup. \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IxRf8gCf8Z\">pic.twitter.com\/IxRf8gCf8Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS\/status\/2059301969450135676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Panama: Group L schedule<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June 17:<\/strong> Panama vs. Ghana, 7 pm ET | Toronto, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 23:<\/strong> Panama vs. Croatia, 7 pm ET | Toronto, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 27:<\/strong> Panama vs. England, 5 pm ET | East Rutherford, New Jersey<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The 2026 World Cup has expanded from the usual 32 nations to 48 total. The top two teams advance from each group, and the top eight third-place finishers also make the knockout phase (Round of 32).<\/p>\n<p>The tournament, which is co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, spans from June 11 to July 19.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Godoy is Panama&#8217;s all-time appearance leader and often sports the captain&#8217;s armband.<\/p>\n<p>He featured during his country&#8217;s historic 2018 World Cup trip and has helped lead Panama to two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/gold-cup\/\">Concacaf Gold Cup<\/a> finals (2013, &#8217;23).<\/p>\n<p>Godoy has been equally consistent during his MLS career, which has spanned 12 seasons and 251 matches across stints with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/san-jose-earthquakes\/\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Earthquakes<\/a> (2015-19), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/nashville-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nashville SC<\/a> (2020-24) and San Diego FC (2025-present).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After plying his trade in the USL Championship with LA Galaxy II and Phoenix Rising, Harvey has developed into a regular contributor for Minnesota United, making 61 appearances across all competitions with the Loons since 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey&#8217;s stock for Panama has increased accordingly. He has now accrued 25 caps, 21 of which have come since the start of 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/anibal-godoy-carlos-harvey-make-panama-s-roster-for-2026-world-cup\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Buffy Grumbles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer San Diego FC midfielder An\u00edbal Godoy and Minnesota United FC midfielder Carlos Harvey have made Panama&#8217;s 26-player roster for the 2026\u00a0FIFA World Cup. Panama will make their second-ever World Cup appearance after debuting at the tournament in 2018. The Central American side qualified via one of Concacaf&#8217;s six direct spots. 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