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 playoffs.

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 playoffs.

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 playoffs.

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 playoffs.

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.

2021

RFU  v  United States

August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group A	RFU	5–4	United States	Moscow, Russia
20:30 UTC+3	Shkarin 17' Nikonorov 12', 20' Novikov 21' Makarov 39'	Report (FIFA)	Perea 2', 32' Canale 15' (pen.), 25'	Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium

Japan  v  United States

August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group A	Japan	4–3	United States	Moscow, Russia
16:30 UTC+3	Okuyama 4' Ozu 23' Oba 28' (pen.) Yamauchi 31'	Report (FIFA)	Silveira 3' Canale 29' Perea 34'	Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,507 Referee: Aurélien Planchais-Godefroy (Tahiti)

United States  v  Paraguay

August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group A	United States	4–9	Paraguay	Moscow, Russia
16:30 UTC+3	Silveira 3' Canale 15', 34' Perea 33' (pen.)	Report (FIFA)	Morán 3', 15', 20' Carballo 7', 21' M. Medina 23' N. Medina 25' Cantero 33' V. Benitez 36'	Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,327 Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Current squad

The following 12 players were named to the roster for the 2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship.^[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 Chris Toth 12 GK  USA Austin Collier 3 DF  USA Antonio Chavez 2 DF  USA Alvaro Franco 5 DF  USA Nicolas Perea 10 MF  USA Gabe Silveira

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  USA Chris Albiston 4 MF  USA Ricardo Carvalho 6 MF  USA Cody Valcarcel 7 FW  USA Nick Perera 9 FW  USA Alessandro Canale 8 FW  USA Conner Rezende

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification (CONCACAF) record[lower-alpha 1]
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	-4		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	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	11	18	–7		Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	33	19	+14
2023	Qualified										Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	37	10	+16
2025	to be determined										to be determined
Total	0 titles	6/11	17	3	0	14	69	101	–32		3 titles	12/13	60	44	2	14	310	187	+112

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	Quarterfinals	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
2023	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	37	10	+16
Total	3 titles	10/10	51	36	3	12	268	134	+123