Players who have played for their national teams and who have ties to Atlanta that you may see in the 2026 World Cup.
Atlanta United
Luis Abram (Peru)
Thiago Almada (Argentina)
Derrick Etienne (Haiti)
Jay Fortune (Trinidad and Tobago)
Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece)
Stian Gregersen (Norway)
Ronald Hernandez (Venezuela)
Brooks Lennon (U.S.)
Saba Lobjanidze (Georgia)
Efrain Morales (Bolivia)
Edwin Mosquera (Colombia)
Bartosz Slisz (Poland)
Caleb Wiley (U.S.)
Tyler Wolff (U.S.)
Past Atlanta United players
Miguel Almiron (Paraguay)
George Bello (U.S.)
Julian Gressel (U.S.)
Josef Martinez (Venezuela)
Miles Robinson (U.S.)
Brandon Vazquez (U.S.)
Hector Villalba (Paraguay)
Other players from metro Atlanta
Sean Johnson, Lilburn
Shaq Moore, Powder Springs
Owen Wolff, Braselton
Walker Zimmerman, Lawrenceville
Note: This assumes that a player is selected if his country qualifies; the U.S., Canada and Mexico are exempt from qualification.
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