 The 1-2 record was not good enough to qualify for the Olympics and McBride would not play for the U.S. again until his debut for the senior team in 1969.He went on to play five times for the United States men's national soccer team.He earned his first cap as a substitute for Adolph Bachmeier in a 2-0 loss to Haiti on April 20, 1969, and gained his first national team start in an August 20, 1972 loss to Canada.