United States national futsal team
The Futsal national team of the United States is a representative sample of U.S. Futsal players. The team represents the American Football Association at international meetings. The team is one of the strongest teams in the CONCACAF and twice won the CONCACAF Championship. In addition, the team is the most successful team from North and Central America at Futsal World Championships.
Performance in tournaments
In the United States has already developed in the 1970s, a special form of indoor soccer, so it was no problem to include futsal among the first nations. In 1989, the team was invited to the first ever FIFA World Cup and came up to the semifinals. In the second round the North Americans defeated, among others, the eventual champions Brazil 5-3. Three years later in Hong Kong, the team reached the final. In the second round was a draw against Brazil still achieved in the final, however, the U.S. underwent the Defender with 1:4. In 1996, she dropped out in the first round for the World Cup in 2000 could not even get the qualification. 2004 saw his fourth participation at the tournament, receiving nothing but no points was eliminated in the second round. In the 2008 World Cup, the United States could qualify, but left again without a win in the first round of. 2012 after qualifying again not ..
In the Continental Championships CONCACAF they won two of four sweeps (1996, 2004). 2000 and 2008 concluded one each from the tournament in 3rd place.