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) |
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]