United States national futsal team

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United States
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Nickname(s)USMNT
Team USA
The Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
Association U.S. Soccer
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coachDusan Jakica
FIFA code USA
FIFA ranking 48 [1]
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Home colors
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Away colors
First international
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4–1 United States  Flag of the United States.svg
(Budapest, Hungary; November 18, 1986)
Biggest win
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10–0 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(Baltimore, Maryland; March 20, 2002)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 14–0 United States  Flag of the United States.svg
(Koper, Slovenia; January 27, 2016)
World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1989 )
Best resultSilver medal world centered-2.svg 2nd place (1992)
North and Central American Futsal Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1996 )
Best resultGold medal northamerica.svgChampions (1996, 2004)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1988 )
Best resultFirst Round (1988, 1991, 1994, 1997)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances1 (First in 2011 )
Best result16th place (2011)

The United States national futsal team represents the United States at international competitions. It is governed by the United States Soccer Federation and 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.

Contents

The U.S. golden age of futsal is the late 1980s and early 1990s when the team archived 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.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2021

September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg11–0
Source (FIFA)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Vilnius, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Brandi Soccerball shade.svg1', 2', 12', 40'
Cuzzolino Soccerball shade.svg4'
Rescia Soccerball shade.svg5'
Basile Soccerball shade.svg7', 16'
Claudino Soccerball shade.svg17', 25'
Borruto Soccerball shade.svg24'
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4–2
Source (FIFA)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Tavakoli Soccerball shade.svg3'
Javid Soccerball shade.svg7'
Esmaeilpour Soccerball shade.svg10'
Ahmadabbasi Soccerball shade.svg39'
Report (FIFA)
  • Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg3', 36'
Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–7
Source (FIFA)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Klaipėda, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report (FIFA)
  • Rakić Soccerball shade.svg6'
  • Tomić Soccerball shade.svg8', 17'
  • Petrov Soccerball shade.svg20'
  • Milosavljević Soccerball shade.svg32'
  • Lazarević Soccerball shade.svg33'
  • Radovanović Soccerball shade.svg38'
Stadium: Švyturys Arena

Team

Current squad

The following is the squad that will participate in the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania from September 13 to October 3, 2021. [2]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Diego Moretti (1982-09-08) September 8, 1982 (age 40)Unattached
2 FP Raphael Araujo (1985-09-18) September 18, 1985 (age 37) Flag of the United States.svg NY Ecuador Futsal
3 FP Jeremy Klepal (1992-12-06) December 6, 1992 (age 30) Flag of the United States.svg Lansing City Futsal
4 FP Eduardo Buenfil (1997-09-11) September 11, 1997 (age 25)Unattached
5 FP Julian Escobar (1987-12-12) December 12, 1987 (age 35) Flag of the United States.svg Harrisburg Heat
6 FP Luciano Gonzalez (1994-11-04) November 4, 1994 (age 28) Flag of Italy.svg Citta di Massa C5
7 FP Everson Maciel (1978-03-14) March 14, 1978 (age 44) Flag of the United States.svg Safira Futsal
8 FP Daniel Mattos (1986-03-20) March 20, 1986 (age 36) Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Wave
9 FP David Ortiz (2000-09-20) September 20, 2000 (age 22) Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Sidekicks
10 FP Tomas Pondeca (2001-10-10) October 10, 2001 (age 21) Flag of France.svg Paris Acasa
11 GK Robert Damron (2002-03-25) March 25, 2002 (age 20) Flag of the United States.svg Michigan Futsal Factory
12 GK Estevan Vazquez (1996-09-01) September 1, 1996 (age 26) Flag of the United States.svg Mesquite Outlaws
13 FP Zach Reget (1995-05-07) May 7, 1995 (age 27) Flag of the United States.svg Florida Tropics SC
14 FP Diego Bobadilla-Mireles (1993-08-27) August 27, 1993 (age 29) Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Ambush
15 FP Guilherme Veiga (1984-04-21) April 21, 1984 (age 38) Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Wave
16 FP Alencar Ventura-Junior (1992-10-07) October 7, 1992 (age 30) Flag of the United States.svg Safira Futsal

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
YearRoundGPWDLGSGA
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1989 3rd place86112411
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong 1992 2nd place84223423
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1996 1st round3102127
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 2000 did not qualify
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 2004 2nd round61141420
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2008 1st round4004525
Flag of Thailand (TIS 982 draft standard).svg Thailand 2012 did not qualify
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 2016
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 2021 Group Stage3003222
Total6/9321241691108

CONCACAF Futsal Championship

CONCACAF Futsal Championship record
YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 1996 Winners43012112
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 2000 3rd place54012210
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 2004 Winners5320153
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 2008 3rd place53111911
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 2012 1st round310269
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 2016 did not qualify
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 2021 Runners-Up63211510
Total6/72817569855
*Draws include matches decided on penalty kicks

Grand Prix de Futsal

  • 2005Did not enter
  • 2006Did not enter
  • 2007Did not enter
  • 2008Did not enter
  • 2009Did not enter
  • 2010Did not enter
  • 2011 – 16th place
  • 2013Did not enter
  • 2014Did not enter
  • 2015Did not enter
  • 2018TBD

Futsal Mundialito

  • 1994Did not enter
  • 1995 – 4th place
  • 1996 – 4th place
  • 1998Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd place
  • 2001Did not enter
  • 2002Did not enter
  • 2006Did not enter
  • 2007Did not enter
  • 2008Did not enter

Pan American Games

All-time record

Until to 05/05/2016.

YearPldWDLGSGADifPts
198600000000
198700000000
198800000000
198900000000
199000000000
199100000000
199200000000
199300000000
199400000000
199500000000
199600000000
1997did not play
1998did not play
199900000000
200000000000
200100000000
200200000000
200300000000
200400000000
200500000000
200600000000
200700000000
200800000000
200900000000
201000000000
201100000000
201200000000
201300000000
201400000000
201500000000
2016did not play
201700000000
201800000000
201900000000
202000000000
202100000000
Total138522066413481-680

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Results

NumberYearOpponentResult
11986Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–4 L
21986Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4–5 L
1592021Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–3 L

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References

  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. "U.S. Futsal Nt Head Coach Dusan Jakica Selects 16 Players to Represent USA at Fifa Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021". USSoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.