US soccer legend Cobi Jones shares message he'd deliver to USMNT as 2026 World Cup gets underway

Cobi Jones knows a happening oregon 2 astir representing the United States connected the shot field. In fact, determination isn't a men's American shot subordinate who has experienced it much than the erstwhile USMNT star.

Jones, the all-time person successful appearances for the U.S. men's nationalist squad with 164 caps, represented the United States successful the 1992 Summer Olympics and successful 3 World Cups.

The 55-year-old has seen it each erstwhile it comes to wearing the red, white, and bluish connected the field, and that includes playing successful the 1994 World Cup, the past clip the tourney was held successful the United States.

Cobi Jones, erstwhile United States subordinate reacts anterior to the planetary affable lucifer betwixt United States and Germany astatine Soldier Field connected June 06, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Omar Vega/USSF/Getty Images) (Omar Vega/USSF/Getty Images)

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Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, which gets underway for the USMNT connected Friday successful Los Angeles, Jones shared the pressure-focused connection he'd present to the nationalist squad up of the monumental lawsuit crossed North America.

"What I would archer them astir playing for their country, I would accidental to recognize that determination is going to beryllium unit due to the fact that it is simply a location World Cup, but recognize that each those radical that you deliberation that unit is coming from, each those radical are cheering for you," Jones told Fox News Digital astatine The World Cup 2026 Kickoff Party Blue Carpet astatine the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. "All of them privation you to bash good, each of them privation you to succeed. We're each cheering for you, we're each supportive successful each azygous way."

Christian Pulisic #10 of the United States is marked by Joshua Kimmich #6 of Germany during the planetary affable lucifer betwixt United States and Germany astatine Soldier Field connected June 6, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Omar Vega/USSF/Getty Images) (Omar Vega/USSF/Getty Images)

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While reflecting connected his experiences representing his country, Jones besides noted the wide consciousness of pridefulness he's ever felt arsenic being 1 of the astir important figures successful U.S. men's shot history.

"Playing for the U.S., the nationalist team, the Olympic squad done the years, I've ever had a consciousness of pride," Jones explained. "There was ever a clip wherever radical thought shot wasn't for Americans, truthful for maine to beryllium portion of that procreation to beryllium them incorrect and crook the tide, truthful to speak, and person it wherever radical judge American players and privation American players connected their squad gives maine that pride."

John Harkes and Cobi Jones, erstwhile players of the 1994 United States squad, respond anterior to the planetary affable lucifer betwixt United States and Germany astatine Soldier Field connected June 06, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Omar Vega/USSF/Getty Images) (Omar Vega/USSF/Getty Images)

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As for Jones' prediction for the USMNT successful the 2026 World Cup, he'd conscionable similar to spot the squad triumph their group, which includes Australia, Turkey and Paraguay.

The USMNT volition archetypal instrumentality connected Paraguay astatine 9 p.m. ET connected Friday.