South American World Cup qualifying: See the 16 MLS players involved in June

Although MLS is on a brief pause until games flood back the weekend of June 18-20, plenty of players remain in action with their respective national teams during the intervening weeks.

Over a dozen MLS players have been called up by South American national teams, with CONMEBOL hosting FIFA World Cup qualifiers on June 3 and June 8 ahead of the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

Below is a guide for which MLS players are called in, as sorted by club. The CONMEBOL sides without MLS representatives are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia.

A detailed schedule is also included, providing viewing windows for MLS fans while players are competing in South American World Cup qualifiers.

• Josef Martinez (F, Venezuela)

• Gaston Gimenez (M, Paraguay)

• Junior Moreno (M, Venezuela)

• Freddy Vargas (F, Venezuela)

• Diego Palacios (D, Ecuador)
• Brian Rodriguez (F, Uruguay – on loan at Almeria)

• Jhonder Cadiz (F, Venezuela)

• Alexander Callens (D, Peru)

• Cristian Casseres Jr. (M, Venezuela)

• Jose Martinez (M, Venezuela)

• Felipe Mora (F, Chile)

• Pedro Gallese (GK, Peru)
• Sebastian Mendez (M, Ecuador)

• Marcos Lopez (D, Peru)

• Xavier Arreaga (D, Ecuador)
• Raul Ruidiaz (F, Peru)