U.S. Men’s Beach Soccer National Team Set For 2019 ANOC World Beach Games Qualifying
MBSNT Head Coach Eddie Soto Calls 10 Players to Tournament in El Salvador; Competition Finalists Will Qualify for World Beach Games in Qatar
CHICAGO (July 26, 2019)—U.S. Men’s Beach Soccer National Team head coach Eddie Soto has named the USA roster for 2019 ANOC World Beach Games qualifying in El Salvador from Aug. 3-5.
Two teams from the tournament will earn berths in the inaugural World Beach Games, to be held in Qatar this October. The multi-sport event will include beach soccer and 15 other non-Olympic beach and water-focused events.
To begin the qualifying tournament, he USA will take on Trinidad and Tobago in the quarterfinals on Aug. 3 at 1:45 p.m. Should the U.S. advance, it will face the winner of Mexico vs. Guatemala in the semifinals.
U.S. Beach Soccer National Team Roster by Position (Hometown)
GOALKEEPERS (2): Juan Cervantes (Los Angeles, Calif.), Christopher Toth (San Marcos, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (5): Tanner Akol (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Adriano Dos Santos (Baltimore, Md.), Jason Leopoldo (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Oscar Reyes (Santa Ana, Calif.), Jason Santos (Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.)
FORWARDS (3): Nick Perera (Carlsbad, Calif.), Gabe Silviera (San Francisco, Calif.), Franck Tayou (Las Vegas, Nev.)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
|
Date |
Round |
Match-up |
Time (ET) |
|
Aug. 3 |
Quarterfinal |
Bahamas vs. Panama |
12:30 p.m. |
|
Aug. 3 |
Quarterfinal |
USA vs. Trinidad and Tobago |
1:45 p.m. |
|
Aug. 3 |
Quarterfinal |
Mexico vs. Guatemala |
4:30 p.m. |
|
Aug. 3 |
Quarterfinal |
U.S. Virgin Islands vs. El Salvador |
7:00 p.m. |
|
Aug. 4 |
Semifinal |
TBD |
4:30 p.m. |
|
Aug. 4 |
Semifinal |
TBD |
7:00 p.m. |
|
Aug. 5 |
Final |
TBD |
7:00 p.m. |
World Beach Games qualifying will also mark the debut of the U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team.
Nine players return from the USA squad that reached the final of May’s 2019 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship. There, the red, white and blue clinched its first FIFA Beach World Cup berth since 2013 in dramatic fashion, coming from behind to down El Salvador on penalty kicks in the semifinal match. With 13 goals, Nick Perera won the Golden Boot in Puerto Vallarta as the tournament’s leading scorer.
Four players have appeared in every Beach NT camp this year- Tanner Akol, Juan Cervantes, Oscar Reyes and Jason Santos.