The 2026 FIFA World Cup is lower than a month away.
On June 11, Mexico and South Africa will open the event at Mexico Metropolis’s legendary Azteca Stadium. The subsequent day, the U.S. Men’s National Team will begin its personal World Cup journey towards Paraguay at Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium.
The USMNT hasn’t named its official World Cup squad — that roster is anticipated to be introduced Could 26 — and which means everybody, from prime gamers to fringe candidates, is battling to be a part of the historic staff.
Listed here are the gamers who did probably the most to assist — or harm — their circumstances over the previous week of membership soccer.
Antonee Robinson’s set-piece breakthroughs
Fulham’s Antonee “Jedi” Robinson is among the Premier League’s most interesting fullbacks. He excels at taking part in the ball and breaking apart opposition performs; he ranks within the 90th league-wide percentile for touches and the 94th for defensive contributions per sport. Watch any Fulham sport, and you may see Robinson on the coronary heart of key transitional moments in each instructions of play…however you in all probability will not see him displaying up on the scoresheet. He hasn’t scored a single Premier League objective in practically six seasons with Fulham.
Till now.
Robinson lastly broke his Premier League duck in Fulham’s 1-1 draw with Wolves on Sunday, Could 17. He netted a high-pressure game-tying penalty on the stroke of halftime. It is the second time Robinson has shocked the world on a set piece this season: he notched an help in USMNT colours this March towards Belgium whereas taking the primary nook kick of his skilled profession.
