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Matías Galarza, Atlanta United’s breakout 24-year-old midfielder, is set to make his World Cup debut for Paraguay in the expanded 2026 tournament — one of just four MLS players on the squad. Just months after joining Atlanta, he’s already started eight of ten games and played a pivotal role in Paraguay’s World Cup qualifying campaign, scoring two goals and adding an assist. The team, returning to the global stage for the first time since 2010, opens against the U.S. in LA on June 12th, aiming to repeat their historic quarterfinal run. With 48 teams competing across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada from June 11th to July 19th, Paraguay’s sixth-place finish in South American qualifying secures them a spot in the knockout rounds — and Galarza’s first taste of the biggest stage in soccer.

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