The U.S. Futsal team has opened play in the Third Mundialito tournament with a win and a draw. The U.S. downed Italy 2-1 on Jan. 13. Sean Bowers had the first U.S. tally, and Wes Wade scored the late game-winner. Jan. 14, the U.S, rallied from a 4-2 deficit to tie Argentina 4-4. Wade had a pair of goals, including the dramatic equalizer with five minutes to play. Rusty Troy and Larry Julius also struck for the U.S. “The team pulled together well at the end,” said Wade. “The big test for us will be [host] Brazil on Saturday, but we can’t look past Belgium tomorrow.”
Results and Standings
Jan. 13 — Argentina 5 Belgium 1, USA 2 Italy 1. Jan. 14 — Brazil 3 Belgium 2, USA 4 Argentina 4. Jan. 15 — Brazil vs. Argentina, Italy vs. Belgium. Jan. 16 — USA vs. Belgium, Brazil vs. Italy. Jan. 17 — Brazil vs. USA, Argentina vs. Italy.| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| USA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |