ORLANDO, Fla. (June 2, 2026) – Orlando City SC had three players named to official rosters ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026™, FIFA announced today. Goalkeeper Maxime CrĂ©peau was selected to represent tournament co-host Canada, midfielder Braian Ojeda will represent his native Paraguay and forward Marco Pašalić was named to represent 2018 runner-up Croatia.Â
CrĂ©peau is in his first season in Central Florida after joining Orlando City via free agency on Jan. 6. The 32-year-old goalkeeper has made 14 appearances for the Lions, recording 63 saves in more than 1,100 minutes played. He also tied the Club’s single-game saves record with 11 in the 2026 season opener. The Greenfield Park native has made 31 appearances all-time for Les Rouges, with an additional 14 matches at various youth international levels, recording 12 clean sheets.Â
Ojeda, 25, joined Orlando on Jan. 2 via trade from Western Conference side Real Salt Lake. He has started all 18 matches for the Lions in 2026, logging 1,552 minutes and coming off the field for just 68 minutes while contributing four assists across all competitions. All-time, the midfielder has appeared in 16 matches for La Albirroja.Â
Pašalić is in his second season with the club after joining the Lions via transfer from HNK Rijeka of Croatia’s Supersport HNL on Feb. 25, 2025. The Karlsruhe, Germany native has made 52 appearances, including 47 starts, across all competitions for Orlando, totaling 17 goals and seven assists. Pašalić has earned 13 caps all-time for the Vatreni, scoring one goal and providing three assists.
A full schedule of group stage matches for Canada, Croatia and Paraguay is below.
Group Stage Schedule:
Canada (Maxime CrĂ©peau)Â
June 12: Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3 p.m. ETÂ
June 18: Canada vs. Qatar, 7:30 p.m. ETÂ
June 24: Switzerland vs. Canada, 3 p.m. ETÂ
Croatia (Marco Pašalić)Â
June 17: England vs. Croatia, 4 p.m. ETÂ
June 23: Panama vs. Croatia, 7 p.m. ETÂ
June 27: Croatia vs. Panama, 5 p.m. ETÂ
Paraguay (Braian Ojeda)Â
June 12: USA vs. Paraguay, 9 p.m. ETÂ
June 19: TĂĽrkiye vs. Paraguay, 11 p.m. ETÂ
June 25: Paraguay vs. Australia, 10 p.m. ET
