United States national arena soccer team

United States
Nickname(s) USNAST
Team USA
The Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
Confederation Confederación Panamericana de Minifutbol
Head coach Phil Salvagio
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)

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 will also be participating in the 2017 WMF World Cup to be held in Tunisia.[3]

Competitive record

WMF World Cup

WMF World Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
United States United States 2015Winners66004516
Total 66004516

Players

The following is the squad that participated in the 2015 WMF World Cup final on March 29 2015.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
3 United States FW Gordy Gurson
9 United States DF Enrique Tovar
10 United States MF Chiky Luna
11 United States FW Tony Donatelli
12 United States MF Felipe Gonzalez
18 United States DF Pat Healey
19 United States MF John Sosa
No. Position Player
20 United States DF Evan McNeley
24 United States GK Danny Waltman
25 United States DF Brian Harris
30 United States GK Joey Kapinos
32 United States MF Jeff Hughes
37 United States FW Kraig Chiles
99 United States MF Matt Clare

References

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