The October window of FIFA World Cup Qualifying is just around the corner, meaning many MLS players will be back in action at the international level as their respective countries pursue their goal of qualifying for Qatar 2022.
This all follows the September window, where after the big five leagues in Europe, MLS players made more appearances than any other league around the world. Sixty-seven players from 23 different countries appeared in FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches for five of the six FIFA confederations.
Below is a running list of players called up to their national teams for upcoming qualifiers. It will be updated as additional squads are announced.
- George Bello (D, United States)
- Ronald Hernandez (Venezuela)
- Miles Robinson (D, United States)
Austin FC
- Zan Kolmanic (D, Slovenia)
- Francisco Calvo (D, Costa Rica)
- Gaston Gimenez (M, Paraguay)
- Ronald Matarrita (D, Costa Rica)
Colorado Rapids
- Kellyn Acosta (M, United States)
- Mark-Anthony Kaye (M, Canada)
- Philip Mayaka (M, Kenya)
- Luiz Diaz (M, Costa Rica)
- Liam Fraser (M, Canada)
- Jonathan Mensah (D, Ghana)
- Gyasi Zardes (F, United States)
- Lucas Zelarayan (M, Armenia)
FC Dallas
- Bryan Acosta (M, Honduras)
- Ricardo Pepi (F, United States)
- Szabolcs Schon (F, Hungary
D.C. United
- Paul Arriola (F, United States)
- Edison Flores (M, Peru)
- Junior Moreno (M, Venezuela)
- Andy Najar (D, Honduras)
- Yordy Reyna (F, Peru)
Houston Dynamo FC
- Darwin Ceren (M, El Salvador)
- Maynor Figueroa (D, Honduras)
- Boniek Garcia (M, Honduras)
- Teenage Hadebe (D, Zimbabwe)
- Diego Palacios (D, Ecuador)
- Brian Rodriguez (F, Uruguay)
- Danilo Acosta (D, Honduras)
- Jonathan dos Santos (M, Mexico)
- Oneil Fisher (D, Jamaica)
- Niko Hämäläinen (D, Finland)
- Sebastian Lletget (M, United States)
- Rayan Raveloson (M, Madagascar)
- Christian Makoun (D, Venezuela)
Minnesota United FC
- Michael Boxall (D, New Zealand)
- Robin Lod (M, Finland)
- Romain Metanire (D, Madagascar)
- Jukka Raitala (D, Finland)
- Zachary Brault-Guillard (D, Canada)
- Mustafa Kizza (D, Uganda)
- Kamal Miller (D, Canada)
- James Pantemis (GK, Canada)
- Samuel Piette (M, Canada)
- Romell Quioto (F, Honduras)
Nashville SC
- Anibal Godoy (M, Panama)
- Alistair Johnston (D, Canada)
- Randall Leal (M, Costa Rica)
- Walker Zimmerman (D, United States)
New England Revolution
- Tajon Buchanan (M, Canada)
- Adam Buksa (F, Poland)
- Matt Turner (GK, United States)
New York City FC
- Alexander Callens (D, Peru)
- Maxime Chanot (D, Luxembourg)
- Sean Johnson (GK, United States)
- Gudmundur Thorarinsson (D, Iceland)
- Cristian Casseres Jr. (M, Venezuela)
Orlando City SC
- Pedro Gallese (GK, Peru)
- Sebastian Mendez (M, Ecuador)
Philadelphia Union
- Andre Blake (G, Jamaica)
- Daniel Gazdag (M, Hungary)
- Jose Martinez (M, Venezuela)
- Olivier Mbaizo (D, Cameroon)
- Jamiro Monteiro (M, Cape Verde)
- Alvas Powell (D, Jamaica)
- Pablo Bonilla (D, Venezuela)
- Felipe Mora (F, Chile)
- Bill Tuiloma (D, New Zealand)
- Albert Rusnak (M, Slovakia)
- Marcos Lopez (D, Peru)
Seattle Sounders FC
- Xavier Arreaga (D, Ecuador)
- Alex Roldan (D/M, El Salvador)
- Cristian Roldan (M, United States)
- Raul Ruidiaz (F, Peru)
- Nouhou (D, Cameroon)
Sporting Kansas City
- Gadi Kinda (M, Israel)
- Daniel Salloi (F, Hungary)
Toronto FC
- Richie Laryea (D, Canada)
- Kemar Lawrence (D, Jamaica)
- Jonathan Osorio (D, Canada)
- Jacob Shaffelburg (F, Canada)
- Yeferson Soteldo (F, Venezuela)
- Eriq Zavaleta (D, El Salvador)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Javain Brown (D, Jamaica)
- Lucas Cavallini (F, Canada)
- Maxime Crépeau (GK, Canada)
