FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — All eyes will be on Team USA on Friday, as the team takes on Paraguay in its opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
And it’s a first for the Central San Joaquin Valley, as a local player is on Team USA: Max Arfsten.
FOX26 News invited Yaw Danso, director of coaching for the California Odyssey Soccer Club of Clovis, where Max played for nine years before playing college ball, to stop by Great Day to talk about his experience working with Max.
FOX26 News invited the director of coaching for the California Odyssey Soccer Club of Clovis, where Max Arfsten played for nine years before playing college ball.
Max was born in Fresno and graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High School before heading to UC Davis in 2019.
You can watch Team USA take on Paraguay on Friday at 6 p.m. on FOX26.
You can also see it at the California Odyssey Soccer Club watch party at Fresno Indoor Soccer, located at Cedar and Shaw Avenues in Fresno.
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