The United States men's national minifootball team, also known as the United States men's national arena soccer team, is the indoor soccer/minifootball 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; July 1, 2008) | |
| Biggest win | |
| United States 14–4 Guatemala (Houston, Texas, United States; July 9, 2021) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Mexico 13–2 United States (Stockton, California, United States; September 14, 2019) | |
Competitive record
editWMF World Cup
edit| WMF World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 United States 2015 |
Winners | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 | ||
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 15 players were named to the squad for two friendlies against Mexico on October 28 and 29.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Boris Pardo | March 22, 1984 | San Diego Sockers
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| 2 | GK | Jose Ocampo | March 29, 1989 | Wichita Selection
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| 3 | DF | Drew Ruggles | July 28, 1992 | Florida Tropics
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| 4 | DF | James Togbah | October 27, 1995 | Kansas City Comets
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| 5 | DF | Israel Sesay | September 4, 1990 | Empire Strykers
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| 6 | DF | Uzi Tayou | April 28, 1989 | Empire Strykers
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| 7 | DF | Sam Guernsey | March 17, 1993 | St. Louis Ambush
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| 8 | MF | Stuart Grable | September 26, 1989 | Milwaukee Wave
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| 9 | MF | Mike Ramos | January 29, 1991 | Tacoma Stars
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| 10 | MF | Cory Keitz | September 7, 1989 | Tacoma Stars
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| 11 | MF | Justin Stinson | May 29, 1997 | Empire Strykers
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| 12 | FW | Nestor Hernandez | May 3, 1988 | Empire Strykers
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| 13 | FW | Franck Tayou | April 16, 1990 | Empire Strykers
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| 14 | FW | Ricardo Carvalho | May 13, 1989 | Florida Tropics
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| 15 | FW | Breno Oliveira | March 24, 1997 | Florida Tropics
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Recent call-ups
editThe following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Chris Toth | August 4, 1989 | Empire Strykers
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v.  Mexico; September 17, 2022
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| GK | Danny Waltman | September 19, 1981 | Tacoma Stars
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v. Mexico; August 13, 2022
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| DF | Chad Vandegriffe | November 24, 1989 | Florida Tropics
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v. Mexico; September 17, 2022
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| DF | Robert Palmer | January 15, 1989 | Empire Strykers
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v. Mexico; September 17, 2022
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| DF | Sean Callahan | May 14, 1992 | San Diego Sockers
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v. Mexico; August 13, 2022
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| DF | Juan Gonzalez | November 9, 1989 | San Diego Sockers
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v. Mexico; August 13, 2022
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| MF | Jesus Pacheco | February 5, 1999 | Empire Strykers
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v. Mexico; September 17, 2022
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| MF | Felipe Gonzalez | November 9, 1989 | San Diego Sockers
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v. Mexico; September 17, 2022
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| MF | Brian Farber | April 15, 1982 | San Diego Sockers
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v. Mexico; August 13, 2022
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| MF | Lucas Mendes | December 29, 1997 | Fredericksburg Fire
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v. Mexico; August 13, 2022
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| MF | Cole Russell | Grand Rapids Olé
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v. Mexico; August 13, 2022
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| FW | Mohamed Ndiaye | July 28, 1997 | Empire Strykers
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v. Mexico; September 17, 2022
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| FW | Nick Perera | June 5, 1986 | Tacoma Stars
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v. Mexico; September 17, 2022
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| FW | Moustapha Gueye | July 17, 1996 | Empire Strykers
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v. Mexico; September 17, 2022
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| FW | Zach Reget | May 7, 1995 | Florida Tropics
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v. Mexico; August 13, 2022
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References
edit- ^ US National Arena Soccer Team Schedule
- ^ Indoor Soccer News
- ^ US National Arena Soccer Team Facebook Page
- ^ "US to Visit Chihuahua in First Appearance in Mexico Since 2008". USNAST.RSportz.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.