United States men's national beach soccer team

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United States

Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Francis Farberoff
Captain	Nick Perera
FIFA code	USA
BSWW ranking	16 (31 December 2020)[1]
First colors Second colors
Biggest win
United States 14–1   (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; May 13, 2019)
Biggest defeat
United States 1–13 Brazil  (Copacabana beach, Brazil; February 20, 2003)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2005)
Best result	10th (2005, 2013)
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2006)
Best result	Champions (2006, 2013)

The United States men's national beach soccer team represents the United States in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the USSF, the governing body for soccer in the United States.

History[]

Early years[]

The sport of beach soccer originated in Brazil, where locals played soccer on the beaches for recreation. In 1992, the United States created official rules and a national team for the South American sport, which led other countries to do the same. Then in 1993, the United States held the first ever professional beach soccer event, which included national teams from Brazil, Argentina, and Italy. A year later in 1994, the U.S. team competed in the first ever Beach Soccer World Championship tournament in Brazil. The U.S. team competed in World Championships again in 1995 and 1997.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup era[]

The sport of beach soccer, and the United States national beach soccer team, became a recognized part of FIFA – the main international governing body of soccer – in 2005, in which CONCACAF – the Confederation of North & Central America and Caribbean Association Football – became the officiating body for qualifying tournaments. The U.S. national beach soccer team went on to compete in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup tournaments from 2005 through 2013 against some of the 98 total national teams from all around the world.

In 2005, the U.S. team made it to the World Cup in Brazil. In the group stages, they were unable to win either of their games, resulting in them not making it through to the play-offs.

In 2006, the men's national team won the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship and qualified for the FIFA World Cup, which was held in Brazil. Due to them only winning one game in the group stages, they did not qualify for the play-offs.

In 2007, the team made it to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil again. They ended up losing in the group stages and were unable to make it through to the play-offs.

In 2008, 2009, and 2010, the U.S. team fell in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships and did not qualify for the World Cup. The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup changed to being held every other year, meaning the next opportunity for the U.S. to qualify would be in 2013.

In 2013, the men's national beach soccer team won the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship and qualified for the World Cup which was held in Tahiti. They did not make it through the group stages and were out before the play-offs.

Anthony Chimienti is the U.S. all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup play with 9 goals, participating in 3 World Cups.

At the 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the U.S. lost in the semifinals and did not qualify for the World Cup. In 2017, they lost in the quarterfinals and once again did not qualify for the World Cup.

At the 2019 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the U.S. lost in the finals, but their 2nd-place finish qualified them for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021[]

RFU  v  United States

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group A	RFU	v	United States	Moscow, Russia
20:30 UTC+3		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium

Japan  v  United States

21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group A	Japan	v	United States	Moscow, Russia
16:30 UTC+3		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium

United States  v  Paraguay

23 August 2021 (2021-08-23) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group A	United States	v	Paraguay	Moscow, Russia
16:30 UTC+3		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium

Coaching staff[]

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Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Francis Farberoff
Assistant coach	Ben Astorga
Assistant coach	Morgan Church
Strength and conditioning coach	Daniel Wartner

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 14 players were named to the roster for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.^[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA 11 GK  USA 12 GK  USA 6 DF  USA 3 DF  USA 5 DF  USA Nicolas Perea 10 DF  USA

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 FW  USA 2 FW  USA 7 FW  USA Nick Perera 9 FW  USA 14 FW  USA 4 FW  USA 8 FW  USA

Competitive record[]

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification (CONCACAF) record[a]
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD		Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	Group Stage	10th	2	0	0	2	5	12	–7		Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	19	23	–4
2006	Group Stage	12th	3	1	0	2	14	20	–6		Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	17	10	+7
2007	Group Stage	13th	3	1	0	2	16	20	3		Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	23	15	+8
2008	Did not qualify										Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	13	10	+3
2009											Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	19	13	+6
2011											Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	23	14	+9
2013	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	13	14	–1		Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	28	11	+17
2015	Did not qualify										Fourth place	4th	6	4	0	2	26	18	+8
2017											Fifth place	5th	6	5	0	1	34	14	+20
2019	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	10	17	–7		Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	38	15	+23
2021	Qualified										Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	33	19	+14
Total	0 titles	6/11	14	3	0	11	58	83	–18		3 titles	11/11	54	38	2	14	273	177	+96

CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship[]

CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2006	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	17	10	+7
2008	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	13	10	+3
2009	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	19	13	+6
2010	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	23	14	+9
2013	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	28	11	+17
2015	Fourth place	4th	6	4	0	2	26	18	+8
2017	Quarter-finals	5th	6	5	0	1	34	14	+20
2019	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	38	15	+23
2021	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	33	19	+14
Total	2 titles	9/9	45	30	3	12	231	124	+107

References[]

External links[]

• United States at FIFA
• United States at USSF
• United States at BSWW
• (in Russian) United States at Beach Soccer Russia