MLS players at the 2026 World Cup: Every player, team and country
45 players in the FIFA World Cup 2026 are from MLS, which includes names like Lionel Messi.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is going to be held, and this time there are 45 players from Major League Soccer (MLS), who will represent their respective countries. While the current season of MLS is on pause due to the World Cup, most of the players in the league are playing in the prestigious competition.
The number of players in MLS is higher than ever this time, as injuries in several major teams have given new players a chance. Here is a list of MLS players per country:
United States:
- Max Arfstein: Columbus Crew
- Sebastian Burlton: Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Chris Brady: Chicago Fire FC
- Matt Freese: New York City FC
- Tim Ramm: Charlotte FC
- Miles Robinson: FC Cincinnati
- Cristian Roeldon: Seattle Sounders FC
- Matt Turner: New England Revolution
Argentina:
- Lionel Messi: Inter Miami CF
- Rodrigo De Paul: Inter Miami CF
Australia:
- Lucas Harrington: Colorado Rapids
- Aidan O'Neill: New York City FC
- Kai Trewin: New York City FC
Canada:
- Mathieu Chounier: LAFC
- Maxime Crépeau: Orlando City
- Stephen Eustaquio: LAFC
- Richie Laryea: Toronto FC
- Jaden Nelson: Austin FC
- Jonathan Osorio: Toronto FC -Jacob Scheffleburg: LAFC
- Dene St. Claire: Inter Miami CF
- Joel Waterman: Chicago Fire FC
Other countries:
- Cape Verde: CJ dos Santos: San Diego FC
- Colombia: James Rodriguez: Minnesota United FC
- Croatia: Petar Musa: FC Dallas
- Haiti: Lucius Didson: FC Dallas
- New Zealand: Michael Boxall: Minnesota United FC
This time MLS has sent its maximum number of players to the World Cup. Interestingly, the United States team does not have the most MLS players, but the Canadian team has nine. After this, the US team has eight players.
The MLS clubs with the most players are LAFC with four, while Inter Miami CF, New York City FC, Orlando City SC, Toronto FC, Chicago Fire FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC have three each.
This time, 22 of the 30 MLS teams are represented at the World Cup, a significant accomplishment on the game's biggest stage. Now that you know the MLS players, keep an eye on their performance during this competition.