SEATTLE, WASH. – Sounders FC announced today that Xavier Arreaga (Ecuador), Nouhou (Cameroon), Raúl Ruidíaz (Peru) and Brad Smith (Australia) have been called-up for international duty. Arreaga and Ruidíaz are set to join their respective squads for CONMEBOL 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and the 2021 Copa América in Brazil. Smith joins Australia for four Oceania World Cup Qualifiers in Kuwait, while Nouhou and Cameroon are set to play a pair of friendlies in Vienna. Additionally, Tacoma Defiance forward Alec Díaz has been called-up to Puerto Rico’s squad for a pair of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers.
Arreaga, who started two FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches in November (scoring his first international goal vs.