Margaritha (Curaçao), Johnson (Grenada) and Rivera (Guatemala) will join their senior national teams for FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup
Phoenix Rising forward Jearl Margaritha (Curaçao), forward Darius Johnson (Grenada) and forward Damián Rivera (Guatemala) have been called up to their respective senior men’s national teams for international duty, the federations recently announced. Margaritha will participate in both 2026 World Cup Qualifying matches (June 1-10) as well as the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup. Johnson will only compete in World Cup Qualifiers, while Rivera will compete with Guatemala in Gold Cup.
Margaritha and Curaçao will play Saint Lucia (June 6) and Haiti (June 10) in the second round of World Cup Qualifiers, as well as El Salvador (June 17), Canada (June 21) and Honduras (June 24) in the group stage of the Gold Cup. The forward, who currently has four caps with Curaçao’s Senior Men’s National Team to his name, has made six goal contributions (4G, 2A) across all competitions in 2025.
Rivera joins the Guatemalan Senior Men’s National Team for the first time after making the switch from representing Costa Rica at the Youth National Team level. The forward will join up with Los Chapines for matches against Jamaica (June 16), Panama (June 20) and Guadeloupe (June 24) in the Gold Cup. Rivera has nine appearances (six starts) in 2025, scoring two goals on 10 shots on target.
Johnson and Grenada will only play in World Cup Qualifier matches, with games against the Bahamas (June 4) and St. Kitts and Nevis (June 10). The forward recently scored his first-ever goal with Rising against New Mexico United on May 10 and has two goal contributions (1G, 1A) across seven appearances so far this season.
| WHAT | WHEN | WHO | WHERE |
| Grenada vs. Bahamas (World Cup Qualifiers, Second Round) | June 4 4:00 p.m. (PT) | Darius Johnson (Grenada) | Grenada National Stadium – St. George’s, Grenada |
| Curaçao vs. St. Lucia (World Cup Qualifiers, Second Round) | June 6 4:30 p.m. (PT) | Jearl Margaritha (Curaçao) | Ergilio Hato Stadium – Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Haiti vs. Curaçao (World Cup Qualifiers, Second Round) | June 10 3:00 p.m. (PT) | Jearl Margaritha (Curaçao) | Trinidad Stadium – Oranjestad, Aruba |
| St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Grenada (World Cup Qualifiers, Second Round) | June 10 12:00 p.m. (PT) | Darius Johnson (Grenada) | Newtown Football Stadium – Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis |
| Jamaica vs. Guatemala (Concacaf Gold Cup, Group Stage) | June 16 7:00 p.m. (PT) | Damián Rivera (Guatemala) | Dignity Health Sports Complex – Carson, California |
| Curaçao vs. El Salvador (Concacaf Gold Cup, Group Stage) | June 17 5:15 p.m. (PT) | Jearl Margaritha (Curaçao) | PayPal Park – San Jose, California |
| Guatemala vs. Panama (Concacaf Gold Cup, Group Stage) | June 20 7:00 p.m. (PT) | Damián Rivera (Guatemala) | Q2 Stadium – Austin, Texas |
| Curaçao vs. Canada (Concacaf Gold Cup, Group Stage) | June 21 4:00 p.m. (PT) | Jearl Margaritha (Curaçao) | Shell Energy Stadium – Houston, Texas |
| Guadeloupe vs. Guatemala (Concacaf Gold Cup, Group Stage) | June 24 4:00 p.m. (PT) | Damián Rivera (Guatemala) | Shell Energy Stadium – Houston, Texas |
| Honduras vs. Curaçao (Concacaf Gold Cup, Group Stage) | June 24 7:00 p.m. (PT) | Jearl Margaritha (Curaçao) | PayPal Park – San Jose, California |
