The U.S. Futsal national team downed Cuba 7-3 on Saturday to win the CONCACAF regional qualifying tournament for World Futsal Championhip, which will be held in Spain Nov. 26-Dec. 5.
Forward Franklin McIntosh paced the U.S. with two goals and two assists. Teammate Dennis Brose (five goals, two assists) was named the tournament’s most valuable player, while U.S. keeper Otto Orf (1.75 GAA) earned the best goalkeeper award.
“We are very proud to say that this is our third national team to qualify for a FIFA world championship in the past four months,” said U.S. Soccer Secretary General Hank Steinbrecher in reference to the Futsal, U-17, and U-20 national teams. “Now it’s on to Spain, where we plan to build on our past successes at the futsal level.
The U.S. futsal squad placed second at the 1992 championships in Hong Kong, the highest ever finish for the U.S. in a men’s world championship.
U.S. Results
- Sept. 1 — USA 4 Costa Rica 1 (first round)
- Sept. 3 — USA 3 Cuba 5 (first round)
- Sept. 5 — USA 7 Guatemala 3 (semifinal)
- Sept. 7 — USA 7 Cuba 3 (final)
U.S. Stats
| Player | G | A | Pts. |
| Dennis Brose | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Franklin McIntosh | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Wes Wade | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Mark Moser | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Glenn Carbonara | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Brian Loftin | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| George Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| David Maxom | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Otto Orf | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Else | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat White | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Petras | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeeping
| Player | GP | Min. | GAA |
| Otto Orf | 4 | 130 | 1.75 |
| Doug Petras | 1 | 10 | 5.00 |