Nickname(s) | USMNT Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks | ||
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Association | United States Soccer Federation (USSF) U.S. Soccer | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | Hewerton Moreira [1] | ||
FIFA code | USA | ||
FIFA ranking | 50 [2] | ||
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First international | |||
Netherlands 4–1 United States (Budapest, Hungary; November 18, 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
United States 10–0 Canada (Baltimore, Maryland; March 20, 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Slovenia 14–0 United States (Koper, Slovenia; January 27, 2016) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1989 ) | ||
Best result | 2nd place (1992) | ||
North and Central American Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (First in 1996 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (1996, 2004) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (First in 1988 ) | ||
Best result | First round (1988, 1991, 1994, 1997) | ||
Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2011 ) | ||
Best result | 16th place (2011) |
The United States national futsal team represents the United States at international futsal competitions. It is governed by the United States Soccer Federation and the U.S. Soccer, affiliated with CONCACAF. The U.S. Futsal Federation was founded in 1981 and the first international futsal match played by the U.S. National Futsal Team was in May 1984 in Nanaimo, Canada where the United States won, 6–5. The first international futsal match in the United States was held in December, 1985, at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California. The U.S. select team, defeated Australia, 9–5.
The U.S. golden age of futsal was in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the team achieved third-place at 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship and runner-up at 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship. After that, U.S. futsal has dropped down. They have also won CONCACAF Futsal Championships twice.
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
Netherlands 1989 | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | |
Hong Kong 1992 | 2nd place | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 23 | |
Spain 1996 | 1st round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |
Guatemala 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Taiwan 2004 | 2nd round | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | |
Brazil 2008 | 1st round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | |
Thailand 2012 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Colombia 2016 | ||||||||
Lithuania 2021 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |
Uzbekistan 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 6/10 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 91 | 108 |
CONCACAF Futsal Championship record [3] | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
Guatemala 1996 | Winners | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | |
Costa Rica 2000 | 3rd place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | |
Costa Rica 2004 | Winners | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
Guatemala 2008 | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | |
Guatemala 2012 | 1st round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
Costa Rica 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Guatemala 2021 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | |
Nicaragua 2024 | Quarter finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | |
Total | 7/8 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 115 | 68 |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
September 14, 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F | Argentina | 11–0 Source (FIFA) | United States | Vilnius, Lithuania |
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Brandi 1', 2', 12', 40' Cuzzolino 4' Rescia 5' Basile 7', 16' Claudino 17', 25' Borruto 24' | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena |
September 17, 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F | Iran | 4–2 Source (FIFA) | United States | Vilnius, Lithuania |
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Tavakoli 3' Javid 7' Esmaeilpour 10' Ahmadabbasi 39' | Report (FIFA) |
| Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena |
September 20, 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F | United States | 0–7 Source (FIFA) | Serbia | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report (FIFA) |
| Stadium: Švyturys Arena |
The following 18 players were called by coach Hewerton Moreira, to participate in a training camp from Sept. 13-17, 2023 at United Sports in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. [4]
All-time recordUntil to 05/05/2016.
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