{"id":910088,"date":"2026-06-03T13:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/mls-record-44-players-on-2026-world-cup-rosters-call-ups-by-country-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:14:04","slug":"mls-record-44-players-on-2026-world-cup-rosters-call-ups-by-country-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/mls-record-44-players-on-2026-world-cup-rosters-call-ups-by-country-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"MLS-record 44 players on 2026 World Cup rosters: Call-ups by country | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Page main content\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div data-bucket-name=\"main-content-before-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> will feature a record 44 MLS players representing 21 clubs and 17 countries.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/usa-roster-2026-fifa-world-cup-8-mls-players-usmnt-squad\">United States<\/a> (8) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/canada-roster-for-2026-world-cup-8-mls-players-canmnt-squad\">Canada<\/a> (8) have the most representation, combining for nearly 40% of the call-ups.<\/p>\n<p>The summer&#8217;s tournament, which spans from June 11 to July 19, is co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/rodrigo-de-paul\/\">Rodrigo De Paul<\/a> (M, Inter Miami CF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/lionel-messi\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> (F, Inter Miami CF)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/lucas-herrington\/\">Lucas Herrington<\/a> (D, Colorado Rapids)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/aiden-o-neill\/\">Aiden O&#8217;Neill<\/a> (M, New York City FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/kai-trewin\/\">Kai Trewin<\/a> (M, New York City FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/mathieu-choiniere\/\">Mathieu Choini\u00e8re<\/a> (M, LAFC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/maxime-crepeau\/\">Maxime Cr\u00e9peau<\/a> (GK, Orlando City)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/stephen-eustaquio\/\">Stephen Eust\u00e1quio<\/a> (M, LAFC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/richie-laryea\/\">Richie Laryea<\/a> (D, Toronto FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jonathan-osorio\/\">Jonathan Osorio<\/a> (M, Toronto FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jacob-shaffelburg\/\">Jacob Shaffelburg<\/a> (M, LAFC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/dayne-st-clair\/\">Dayne St. Clair<\/a> (GK, Inter Miami CF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/joel-waterman\/\">Joel Waterman<\/a> (D, Chicago Fire FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/carlos-joaquim-antunes-dos-santos\/\">CJ Dos Santos<\/a> (GK, San Diego FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/steven-moreira\/\">Steven Moreira<\/a> (D, Columbus Crew)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/james-rodriguez\/\">James Rodr\u00edguez<\/a> (M, Minnesota United FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/petar-musa\/\">Petar Musa<\/a> (F, FC Dallas)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/marco-pasalic\/\">Marco Pa\u0161ali\u0107<\/a> (F, Orlando City)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/louicius-don-deedson-x9445\/\">Louicius Deedson<\/a> (F, FC Dallas)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/derrick-etienne-jr\/\">Derrick Etienne Jr.<\/a> (F, Toronto FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/danley-jean-jacques\/\">Danley Jean Jacques<\/a> (M, Philadelphia Union)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/ahmed-qasem\/\">Ahmed Qasem<\/a> (F, Nashville SC)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/michael-boxall\/\">Michael Boxall<\/a>\u00a0(D, Minnesota United FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/finn-surman\/\">Finn Surman<\/a>\u00a0(D, Portland Timbers)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/anibal-godoy\/\">An\u00edbal Godoy<\/a> (M, San Diego FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/carlos-harvey\/\">Carlos Harvey<\/a> (M, Minnesota United FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/miguel-almiron\/\">Miguel Almir\u00f3n<\/a> (M, Atlanta United)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/andres-cubas\/\">Andr\u00e9s Cubas<\/a> (M, Vancouver Whitecaps FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/matias-galarza\/\">Mat\u00edas Galarza<\/a> (M, Atlanta United)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/braian-ojeda\/\">Braian Ojeda<\/a> (M, Orlando City)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/olwethu-makhanya\/\">Olwethu Makhanya<\/a> (D, Philadelphia Union)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/mbekezeli-mbokazi\/\">Mbekezeli Mbokazi<\/a> (D, Chicago Fire FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/herman-johansson\/\">Herman Johansson<\/a> (D, FC Dallas)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/rayan-elloumi\/\">Rayan Elloumi<\/a>\u00a0(F, Vancouver Whitecaps FC)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/maximilian-arfsten\/\">Max Arfsten<\/a> (D, Columbus Crew)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/sebastian-berhalter\">Sebastian Berhalter<\/a> (M, Vancouver Whitecaps FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/chris-brady\/\">Chris Brady<\/a> (GK, Chicago Fire FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/matt-freese\/\">Matt Freese<\/a> (GK, New York City FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/tim-ream\/\">Tim Ream<\/a> (D, Charlotte FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/miles-robinson\/\">Miles Robinson<\/a> (D, FC Cincinnati)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/cristian-roldan\/\">Cristian Roldan<\/a> (M, Seattle Sounders FC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/matt-turner\/\">Matt Turner<\/a> (GK, New England Revolution)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/juan-manuel-sanabria\/\">Juan Manuel Sanabria<\/a> (D, Real Salt Lake)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/mls-record-44-players-2026-world-cup-rosters-call-ups-country-list\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Lyndia Pecora<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer The 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature a record 44 MLS players representing 21 clubs and 17 countries. The United States (8) and Canada (8) have the most representation, combining for nearly 40% of the call-ups. The summer&#8217;s tournament, which spans from June 11 to July 19, is co-hosted by the United States, Mexico [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":910089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120536,3555,2005],"tags":[120535,6669],"class_list":["post-910088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mls-record","category-players","category-soccer","tag-mls-record","tag-players"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=910088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/910089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=910088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=910088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=910088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}