United States national arena soccer team
The United States National Arena Soccer Team is the indoor soccer team that represents the United States at international competitions. It is affiliated with Confederación Panamericana de Minifutbol (CPM) and the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The first international arena match played by the U.S. National Arena Soccer Team was in July 2008 in Montreal, Canada where Mexico defeated the United States 6–4. The first international arena soccer match in the United States was held in July 2009 at NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas.[1] The United States won the inaugural WMF World Cup in 2015 after going undefeated in group play defeating Germany and Romania in the knockout rounds en route to the final and prevailing over Mexico 5–3 in the final.[2] Goalkeeper Danny Waltman was named tournament MVP. The team also participated in the 2017 WMF World Cup, held in Tunisia.[3]
Nickname(s) | USNAST Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks |
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Confederation | Confederación Panamericana de Minifutbol |
Head coach | Phil Salvagio |
Most caps | Gordy Gurson and Matt Clare |
Top scorer | Gordy Gurson |
First international | |
Mexico 6–4 United States (Montreal, Canada; 1 July 2008) | |
Biggest win | |
United States 10–1 Kazakhstan (Ontario, California, United States; 23 March 2015) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Mexico 11–5 United States (Monterrey, Mexico; 5 November 2008) |
Competitive record
WMF World Cup
WMF World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
Winners | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 | ||
Total | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 |
Players
The following is the squad that participated in a friendly against Mexico on May 28, 2019.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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