U.S. Futsal Team to Compete in Mundialito

The U.S. national futsal team, which competes internationally in the world’s five-a-side game, will compete in the third Mundialito de Futsal tournament in Brazil Jan. 13-18. The tourney will be the first action for the U.S. team since the 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Spain. The U.S. will face Italy (Jan. 13), Argentina (Jan. 14), Belgium (Jan. 16) and Brazil (Jan. 17), with the top two finishers in the five-team event meeting for the title on Jan. 18. The U.S. team is training in Milwaukee with national team coach Keith Tozer (also the coach of the NPSL’s Milwaukee Wave) through Jan. 10. The following is the 12-man U.S. roster: Goalkeepers — Victor Nogueira (Milwaukee, NPSL), Brett Phillips (Portland, CISL). Defenders — Sean Bowers (Kansas City, MLS/Detroit, NPSL), Larry Julius (Harrisburg, NPSL), Matt Knowles (MetroStars, MLS/Philadelphia, NPSL), Doug Neely (Anaheim, CISL), Rusty Troy (Dallas, CISL), Wes Wade (Kansas City, NPSL). Forwards — Franklin McIntosh (St. Louis, NPSL), Mark Moser (St. Louis, NPSL), Jon Parry (Sacramento, CISL), Lee Tschantret (Kansas City, NPSL)>