{"id":333309,"date":"2026-05-26T20:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/333309\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:19:09","slug":"fresno-native-max-arfsten-makes-2026-usmnt-world-cup-roster-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/333309\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno native Max Arfsten makes 2026 USMNT World Cup roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresno native and San Joaquin Memorial alum Max <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/3912815\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arfsten;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Arfsten&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arfsten<\/a> has officially made the 2026 World Cup U.S. men&#8217;s national team roster.<\/p>\n<p>The video above is from a related story and will be updated.<\/p>\n<p>The full 26-man roster was officially revealed on Tuesday during an event in New York. This will be Arfsten&#8217;s first World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Arfsten, 25, plays for the MLS club <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/columbus\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Columbus Crew;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Columbus Crew&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Columbus Crew<\/a> and has made 18 caps, including five starts, scoring one goal for the U.S. national team.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Arfsten has recently earned call-ups for international friendlies as preparation for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/usa\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:USMNT;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;USMNT&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USMNT<\/a> will play in two send-off friendlies against <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/senegal\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Senegal;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Senegal&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senegal<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/germany\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Germany;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Germany&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Germany<\/a> before kicking off its World Cup group play against <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/paraguay-women\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Paraguay;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Paraguay&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paraguay<\/a> on June 12 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno native and San Joaquin Memorial alum Max Arfsten has officially made the 2026 World Cup U.S. 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