Five Columbus Crew First Team players – goalkeepers Nicholas Hagen (Guatemala) and Patrick Schulte (United States); defender Steven Moreira (Cape Verde); and midfielders Max Arfsten (United States) and Tristan Brown (United States Under-19s) – have received called-ups to represent their nations during the October FIFA International Window.

That is in addition to midfielder Taha Habroune, who is competing with the United States at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile. Crew Academy players Chase Adams, Kaïlé Auvray, Prince Forfor, and Owen Presthus were also selected to join their respective Senior and Youth National Teams.

Arfsten and Schulte were named to U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino’s roster Oct. 2 for two international friendlies. The Crew duo and USMNT will compete against Ecuador at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas on Oct. 10 and Australia at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. on Oct. 14.

Brown joins the U.S. U-19 Men’s National Team for a training camp in Marbella, Spain, from Oct. 6-15. In preparation for qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, the team will play friendlies against Northern Ireland on Oct. 11 and Belgium on Oct. 14. 

Hagen and Guatemala have two 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers during this window. Los Chapines face Suriname on Oct. 10 and El Salvador on Oct. 14. Hagen, who owns 54 appearances for Guatemala, competed in the 2021, 2023, and 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup, as well as 2022 World Cup qualifying matches.

Moreira and Cape Verde, who are one win away from qualifying for their first FIFA World Cup in national team history, have a pair of Qualifiers: at Libya on Oct. 8 and vs. Eswatini on Oct. 13. The 2024 MLS Defender of the Year, who has earned 15 caps with Cape Verde, has recorded 29 appearances this season.