The Mexican trio playing in LA have all been named to Juan Carlos Osorio's provisional 28-man squad, which was announced on Monday.
LAFC's Carlos Vela and LA Galaxy brothers Giovani and Jonathan dos Santos all made the initial cut, but the former El Tri head coach noted that if the World Cup started tomorrow, both dos Santos brothers would not be able to play as both are dealing with injuries.
Costa Rica, who will be looking to match their performance from the 2014 World Cup, named their 23-man roster on Monday. It includes six active MLS players including team captains Kendall Waston and Francisco Calvo, as well as Johan Venegas, whom Minnesota loaned to Saprissa for the year.
Elsewhere in CONCACAF, World Cup debutantes announced their 35-man provisional squad that included a bevy of familiar names. Seven current MLSers were named to Hernan Dario Gomez' initial list, which also included many former MLS players.
LAFC right back Omar Gaber and Orlando City center back Amro Tarek have made the cut for Egypt's 29-man FIFA World Cup provisional squad announced Monday, while Gaber's club teammate Steven Beitashour has been named to Iran's preliminary roster as well.
Seattle Sounders center back Kim Kee-hee was not named to Korea Republic's provisional roster.
Among other squad news, former NY Red Bulls forward Tim Cahill was included in Australia's 32-man list announced back on May 6.
2018 FIFA World Cup Provisional Rosters:
Group A:Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group B: Iran, Morocco, Portugal, Spain
Group C:Australia, Denmark, France, Peru
Group D: Argentina, Croatia, Iceland, Nigeria
Group E: Brazil, Costa Rica, Serbia, Switzerland
Group F: Germany, Korea Republic, Mexico, Sweden
Group G: Belgium, England, Panama, Tunisia
Group H:Colombia, Japan, Poland, Senegal
MLS players on 2018 FIFA World Cup squads:
| Player/Position | Country | Latest |
| Cristian Martinez (M) | Panama | Named to 35-man preliminary roster on May 14 |
| Player/Position | Country | Latest |
| Adolfo Machado (D) | Panama | Named to 35-man preliminary roster on May 14 |
| Player/Position | Country | Latest |
| Steven Beitashour (D/M) | Iran | Named to 35-man preliminary roster on May 13 |
| Omar Gaber (D/M) | Egypt | Named to 29-man provisional roster on May 14 |
| Marco Ureña (F) | Costa Rica | Named to 23-man roster on May 14 |
| Carlos Vela (F) | Mexico | Named to 28-man provisional roster on May 14 |
| Player/Position | Country | Dates |
| Francisco Calvo (D) | Costa Rica | Named to 23-man roster on May 14 |
| Player/Position | Country | Latest |
| Ronald Matarrita (D) | Costa Rica | Named to 23-man roster on May 14 |
| Rodney Wallace (M) | Costa Rica | Named to 23-man roster on May 14 |
| Player/Position | Country | Latest |
| Fidel Escobar (D) | Panama | Named to 35-man provisional roster on May 14 |
| Michael Murillo (D) | Panama | Named to 35-man provisional roster on May 14 |
| Player/Position | Country | Latest |
| Amro Tarek (D) | Egypt | Named to 29-man provisional roster on May 14 |
| Player/Position | Country | Dates |
| David Guzman (M) | Costa Rica | Named to 23-man roster on May 14 |
| Player/Position | Country | Latest |
| Harold Cummings (D) | Panama | Named to 35-man provisional roster on May 14 |
| Anibal Godoy (M) | Panama | Named to 35-man provisional roster on May 14 |
| Player/Position | Country | Latest |
| Roman Torres (D) | Panama | Named to 35-man provisional roster on May 14 |
| Player/Position | Country | Dates |
| Kendall Waston (D) | Costa Rica | Named to 23-man roster on May 14 |
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