This article was updated on May 19 to include World Cup Qualification matches for Guatemala, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Canada. Fletcher Whiteley contributed to this article.

Today marks the first day FC Dallas is training without what will be a good number of absences due to international duty for a variety of Oscar Pareja’s squad as Kellyn Acosta is in Australia in preparation for the US U-20s run in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. A number of players are soon to follow. This is a quick breakdown of what we expect to see.

JeVaughn Watson – Jamaica – Copa America – probably leaves after the May 29 match against Sporting Kansas City. Jamaica also plays in the Gold Cup but we think there is a chance FC Dallas asked Jamaica to only take Watson for one of those matches.



Blas Perez – Panama – Gold Cup – probably leaves after the June 19 match against the Colorado Rapids or June 26 match against the Houston Dynamo.

Kyle Bekker – Canada – Gold Cup – probably leaves after the June 19 match against the Colorado Rapids or June 26 match against the Houston Dynamo. Canada also has World Cup Qualifiers on June 11 and June 16.



Matt Hedges – USA – Gold Cup – might leave after the June 19 match against the Colorado Rapids or June 26 match against the Houston Dynamo, if he makes the team.

Moises Hernandez – Guatemala – Gold Cup – might leave after the June 19 match against the Colorado Rapids or June 26 match against the Houston Dynamo, if he makes the team. Guatemala also has World Cup Qualifiers on June 12 and June 15.



Tesho Akindele – Canada/USA – Gold Cup – might leave after the June 19 match against the Colorado Rapids or June 26 match against the Houston Dynamo, if he makes the team. Canada also has World Cup Qualifiers on June 11 and June 16.



Atiba Harris – St. Kitts and Nevis – World Cup Qualification – probably leaves after the May 29 match but possibly after the June 7 match at San Jose for games on June 11 and June 16.

Walker Zimmerman – USA U23 – Toulon Tournament and Olympic Qualifying – The Toulon Tournament is May 27-June 7. If he makes the squad, he will miss some key games. The Olympic Qualifying Tournament is in the first two weeks of October and the team has games in September leading into that tournament.

Jesse Gonzalez – Mexico U20 – Same schedule as Accosta, has been with Mexico for a few weeks now.

Alejandro Zendejas – USA U17 – The U17 FIFA World Cup is in the second half of October. Expect him to leave at the start of that month.