Almirón, Galarza make Paraguay’s World Cup roster, 6 other Atlanta United players receive callups

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Miguel Almirón and Matías Galarza were named to Paraguay’s World Cup roster and six other Atlanta United players have received international callups.

Almirón has made 75 appearances and scored nine goals for the White and Red. Galarza has scored two goals in 14 appearances. Both goals came during World Cup qualifying for 2026.

Paraguay is in Group D alongside the United States, Turkiye and Australia. They will open group play against the U.S. June 12 in Los Angeles before playing Turkiye June 19 and Australia June 25. Both of those matches will be in San Francisco.

Luke Brennan, Dominik Chong Qui, Saba Lobjanidze, Alexey Miranchuk, Cooper Sanchez and Adyn Torres were also called up to their respective national team camps.

Brennan will head to Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia, for training camp with the U.S. Under-21 men’s national team. He’s made two appearances for the Under-21s after being part of the Under-20 squad that reached the quarterfinals of the 2025 Under-20 World Cup. The Under-21s will play friendlies against Ukraine June 5 and Uzbekistan June 8.

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Chong Qui and Sanchez will remain in Atlanta with the U.S. Under-19 men’s national team as they prepare for the CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Sanchez has been a fixture at the youth level for the U.S., making 10 appearances for the Under-17s and two appearances for the Under-18s. The Under-19s will face Japan in a June 9 friendly.

Lobjanidze will join the Georgian national team for friendlies against Romania June 2 and Bahrain June 5 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Miranchuk will join the Russian national team for friendlies against Burkina Faso June 5 in Volgograd, Russia, and Trinidad and Tobago June 9 in Kaliningrad, Russia.