Rob Gronkowski is 'Team USA all the way' despite being a soccer novice ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

It’s officially World Cup week astir the globe, and for the U.S. men’s nationalist team, it’s the quest to marque a tally connected location soil.

While shot isn’t remotely adjacent to the nationalist sport, the feeling of patriotism and enactment for the USMNT is expected successful afloat unit erstwhile kickoff comes connected June 12 against Paraguay successful Inglewood, California.

Just inquire legendary NFL choky extremity Rob Gronkowski, who whitethorn inactive beryllium learning the crippled helium ne'er played increasing up, but is "Team USA each the way" arsenic they cogwheel up for the tournament.

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Rob Gronkowski attends WrestleMania 42 Night 2 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected April 19, 2026. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE)

"No uncertainty astir it. I’m Team USA each the way. How tin you not be?" helium told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview. "I mean, I deliberation it’ll beryllium the top happening for the athletics of shot if someway a occurrence Team USA wins the World Cup."

Gronkowski understands it's a agelong changeable for the USMNT to seizure its archetypal World Cup title. But his knowing of the athletics mirrors that of galore Americans, who emotion their state and privation to spot the Stars and Stripes marque a run.

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Working alongside chap NFL fan-favorite, New York Giants backmost Jameis Winston, Gronkowski has been gathering his shot acumen and getting acceptable for the World Cup connected Tubi’s "The Other Football."

"I deliberation it’s large for America to larn the crippled of soccer," Gronkowski said astir the show. "We got referees travel on, we person players that travel on. They’re teaching america the crippled of shot and we’re asking questions due to the fact that America’s a state that’s slacking down successful the crippled of soccer. There’s nary uncertainty astir that, and it’s large for the crippled of shot that the World Cup is present due to the fact that I consciousness similar the full full satellite knows astir soccer, knows the rules wrong retired and knows each the players. A bully percent of the USA is learning astir the crippled of soccer. The crippled of shot is expanding.

"I’m learning truthful overmuch astir it and I’m loving it."

The U.S. Men's National Team poses during the announcement of the 2026 World Cup roster successful New York connected May 26, 2026. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP)

Gronkowski and his brothers were multi-sport athletes increasing up, but shot didn’t autumn into that regimen successful West New York. That doesn’t mean Gronkowski didn’t stock tremendous respect for what these elite athletes bash connected the transportation and volition showcase for the adjacent month.

"The cardio, the signifier they’re successful is perfectly incredible," helium explained. "I conscionable ne'er played increasing up. I don’t deliberation I would past that long. I’m a abbreviated sprit feline – 40 yards. Then, I request a small break. If I had to spell that long, I don’t deliberation I would’ve lasted connected a shot field. I genuinely emotion their athleticism. I privation I played a small spot due to the fact that my footwork for the crippled of shot and hoops would’ve been much phenomenal and much connected constituent arsenic well. They’re conscionable implicit athletes and I respect what they do. I’m learning much and much astir the game, and that’s what’s large astir the World Cup being here."

Not lone are Gronkowski and Winston learning astir the rules, but besides the expanded FIFA format that volition debut this week. It volition beryllium 48 teams alternatively of the accustomed 32, wherever 2 teams from each radical of 4 volition marque it to the knockout stages, arsenic good arsenic the champion 8 teams successful 3rd spot crossed the 12 groupings.

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Gronkowski is looking guardant to cheering connected the U.S., and portion it’s a longshot they triumph it all, helium has a barroom acceptable for victory.

"If we get retired of the tourney and into the knockout stages and astatine slightest triumph 1 of those games and get to the Round of 16, I deliberation that’s a win," helium said. "That’s similar the USA winning the World Cup. It’s not winning it all, but that conscionable shows however peculiar it would beryllium if we got that far."

Christian Pulisic poses with his jersey during the United States World Cup roster uncover successful New York City connected May 26, 2026. (Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

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The USMNT volition look Paraguay connected June 12, followed by matches against Australia connected June 19 and Türkiye connected June 25 to implicit their radical signifier play.

And similar galore others simply watching to enactment the state and stock their patriotism, Gronkowski present knows capable of the basics to get rowdy for a hopeful U.S. run.  

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