Miles Robinson hoping to be named to first US national team for World Cup: 'Would mean so much'

Miles Robinson knows his worthy arsenic a center-back, and he's assured helium tin marque an interaction for the United States men's nationalist squad successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Of course, it's not up to Robinson to determine if he's worthy capable for this year's U.S. roster.

That's the occupation of USMNT caput manager Mauricio Pochettino, who volition pb his archetypal World Cup for the Stars and Stripes. But helium knows what Robinson brings to the table, arsenic helium was a portion of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster past summer. 

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Miles Robinson of the United States Men's National Team poses for a representation successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected Nov. 11, 2025. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Robinson won’t cognize his destiny until May 26, but portion helium focuses connected the contiguous with his FC Cincinnati nine during this Major League Soccer season, he’s inactive reasoning astir what it could mean to beryllium a portion of his archetypal World Cup of his career.

"It would mean truthful much. I deliberation it’s 1 of those things wherever I envisioned myself similar erstwhile I was seven, watching the World Cup oregon whatever. I astir similar dreamed I could do, but I ne'er truly believed it. Then, adjacent happening you know, I’m really playing for the nationalist squad and things similar that," helium told Fox News Digital, portion highlighting his concern with Bounty. 

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"So, for it to really hap would beryllium this full full-circle infinitesimal that I’ll marque definite I’ll archer different kids that I truly conscionable believed successful myself and I deliberation that’s the benignant of thought process that tin get radical overmuch farther than they truly tin imagine. It’s conscionable that heavy consciousness of content wrong yourself and grounding yourself successful love. It tin truly spell a agelong way."

Belief successful one’s aforesaid was tested for Robinson aft helium suffered a ruptured near Achilles successful May 2022 — conscionable 1 period earlier perchance participating successful the 2022 World Cup successful Qatar. It was wide expected that helium would beryllium a portion of erstwhile caput manager Gregg Berhalter’s roster, but during a crippled against the Chicago Fire, helium suffered the wounded that forced him out.

It was a unsmooth clip for Robinson, arsenic 1 mightiness expect. But it besides pushed him down a roadworthy that forced intelligence and carnal fortitude. Now, helium believes that made him a amended player, and person, than ever before. 

One prepared for this World Cup infinitesimal 4 years later. 

Miles Robinson of the United States arrives to instrumentality portion successful a USMNT grooming league astatine Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground successful Marietta, Ga., connected March 25, 2026. (John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images)

"I deliberation successful those pugnacious moments, you larn the astir astir yourself," helium explained. "I decidedly learned a batch astir conscionable benignant of overcoming struggles, connected and disconnected the field. I deliberation it was a pugnacious infinitesimal for me, but I grounded myself successful gratitude and being truthful grateful for my friends and household who supported me, and my teammates who wished bully things upon maine and my limb and things similar that.

 "Then, I recognized it was maine versus me. It’s not astir thing else. I conscionable wanted to proceed to get amended and amended conscionable for maine alternatively than for thing other oregon anyone else. That’s erstwhile I decidedly took that adjacent measurement successful my vocation and my improvement arsenic a subordinate and arsenic a person."

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Healthy and hungry, Robinson is gunning for that USMNT roster, but helium besides understands being successful the contiguous until May 26. That includes focusing connected FC Cincinnati’s crippled against Inter Miami, the squad that bounced them from past year’s MLS Playoffs, connected Wednesday nighttime astatine home. 

"Every game’s an accidental to amusement yourself, but besides to get amended and improve. For Miami and Cincinnati, Miami kicked america retired of the playoffs past year, truthful we got that kinda bitter sensation successful our mouth,"he said. "For us, it’s focusing connected however we play, however we property and if we bash that, it should beryllium a large game. In the backmost of our minds, it’s the future, but we’re trying to absorption successful connected the present."

While Robinson, and the remainder of the USMNT hopefuls, absorption connected the contiguous with their respective clubs, they are besides sitting successful suspense similar the remainder of shot fans successful hopes they perceive their names called to correspond their state successful the biggest tourney successful the world. 

"I’m conscionable grateful to beryllium successful this situation, perchance connected the roster," Robinson admitted. "I’m conscionable trying to spot away. I’m healthy. …In general, I’m conscionable grateful and I’m excited for definite due to the fact that I cognize this summer’s going to beryllium amazing."

Miles Robinson of the United States looks for a walk during an planetary affable shot crippled against Turkey astatine Pratt & Whitney Stadium successful East Hartford, Conn., connected June 7, 2025. (John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)

CLEANING UP WITH BOUNTY

One mode that Robinson tin get his caput disconnected the imaginable USMNT roster is by grilling successful his spare clip connected his Cincinnati deck. It’s a passionateness of his to whip up immoderate grub for his teammates, friends and family, but the much that come, the much accidental of a messiness happening. 

Robinson partnered with Bounty, the American insubstantial towel brand, to preach astir the close mode of cleaning messes up, whether it beryllium astatine home, oregon tailgating earlier a match. 

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"The biggest messiness I astir apt ever cleaned up, precocious I was grilling connected my platform and I had a beverage that spilled and determination was solid and beverage everywhere," helium revealed. "Gladly, I had Bounty and 1 expanse swiped it each away. It was each good, honestly.

"Sometimes, person to cleanable up immoderate mistakes from my teammates and Bounty hooked it up with this sponsorship, truthful I’m arrogant to beryllium a portion with them due to the fact that they’re ever cleaning up messes arsenic well."

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