He made three appearances for United States men's national soccer team between 1937 and 1947.
Michaels first played for the national team in a 7–3 loss to Mexico on September 19, 1937.
Based on these result, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected Ponta Delgada to represent the United States at the 1947 NAFC Championship.
[1] This gave Michaels the U.S. record for the longest gap between national team games, nine years, nine months and twenty-four days.
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