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San Diego FC players make 2026 World Cup rosters

Kate Murphy

Side by side images show a SDFC goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos in a lime green uniform and a face mask standing in front of goal (left) and a SDFC's Aníbal Godoy dribbling a ball on the field wearing a dark blue uniform. — SDFC's CJ dos Santos and Aníbal Godoy will play for their national teams in the 2026 World Cup. Photos: Dave Bernal/ISI Photos via Getty Images

As expected, no San Diego FC players made the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team World Cup roster announced Tuesday.

Yes, but: Two local stars will be competing for other countries on the global stage when the tournament kicks off in June.

🇵🇦 Zoom in: SDFC midfielder Aníbal Godoy is leading Panama's squad as captain in his and the team's second World Cup appearance. Panama has proved in recent performances it's one of the top teams in North and Central America and the Caribbean.

🇨🇻 SDFC goalkeeper CJ dos Santos made the roster for Cape Verde, which is one of four countries making their World Cup debut. He's represented the U.S. at the youth-level, but switched to Cape Verde's team this spring.

State of play: Panama plays Ghana (June 17), Croatia (June 23) and England (June 27) in the group stage.

Cape Verde plays Spain (June 15), Uruguay (June 21) and Saudi Arabia (June 26).

Other SDFC players like Anders Dreyer (Denmark) and Onni Valakari (Finland) play for their national teams, but those countries didn't qualify for the tournament.

Chucky Lozano was left off Mexico's provisional World Cup roster, and 17-year-old forward Anisse Saidi didn't make the final cut for Tunisia.

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