Steve Birnbaum continues to establish himself as a member of the US Men's National Team after his performances in Camp Cupcake, having been called up for the US's crucial qualifiers at the end of the month. The United States will play Guatemala twice, on March 25 and March 29, and these games will be their hardest in the fourth round. Birnbaum looks to miss United's March 26 game against FC Dallas but should be back for their April 2 game against San Jose Earthquakes.
After a disappointing January camp in 2015, Birnbaum made the most of the 2016 camp by scoring a goal and giving an assist of the bench against Iceland, and then putting together a complete offensive and defensive performance against Canada.