Courtesy: CONCACAF

CONCACAF teams unveil rosters for 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship

12.11.04 - CONCACAF qualifiers, Cuba and USA, have unveiled their respective rosters for the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship that will be held in Chinese Taipei from 20 November – 5 December.
USA is in Group C, along with Italy, Japan and Paraguay, while Cuba is in Group D joining Argentina, Iran and Portugal.

The USA’s best performances at the FIFA Futsal World Championships were third place at the inaugural tournament in the Netherlands 1989 and then runners-up at the 1992 event in Hong Kong.

Making their fourth overall appearance in 2004, the stars & stripes find themselves in Group C at the FIFA event with Italy, who captured the 2003 UEFA Futsal Title, the 2004 AFC Runners-up Japan and third-place finishers in South America’s 2003 tournament, Paraguay.

Cuba, who’s making its third consecutive appearance at the FIFA tournament, will be looking for its first ever victory at the 2004 event in Chinese Taipei. The cubanos will compete in Group D along-side South America’s 2003 Tournament (and KL World Fives) Champion Argentina, five-time AFC Winners Iran and Portugal, who finished third at the 2000 FIFA World Championships.

2004 FIFA FUTSAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Group C
21.11.2004: Tao Yuan County, CHINESE TAIPEI; Linkou Gymnasium (18:00)
ITALY – USA

23.11.2004: Tao Yuan County, CHINESE TAIPEI; Linkou Gymnasium (20:00)
USA – PARAGUAY

25.11.2004: Taipei City, CHINESE TAIPEI; National Taiwan University New Gymnasium (20:00)
USA – JAPAN

Group D
22.11.2004: Tao Yuan County, CHINESE TAIPEI; Linkou Gymnasium (20:00)
CUBA – ARGENTINA

24.11.2004: Tao Yuan County, CHINESE TAIPEI; Linkou Gymnasium (18:00)
IRAN – CUBA

26.11.2004: Taipei City, CHINESE TAIPEI; National Taiwan University New Gymnasium (18:00)
PORTUGAL – CUBA

ROSTERS

CUBA

GK: Wilfredo Carbó (Ciudad Habana), Dagmar Gómez (Ciudad Habana), Pedro Francisco López (Industriales);
DF: Juan Carlos Portal (Ciudad Habana), Adalberto Guerra (Ciudad Habana), Carlos Manuel Madrigal (Sancti Spíritus), Amaury Morales (Ciudad Habana);
MD: Yosniel Mesa Díaz (Cienfuegos), Isven Román García (Ciudad Habana), Yuliel Olivera (Sancti Spíritus), Yampier Rodríguez (Pinar del Rio), Boris Sanamé (Ciudad Habana);
AT: Fernando Chapman (Holguin), Eduardo Morales (Matanzos).
TD: Clemente Reinoso

USA

GK: Scott Hileman (no club), Brett Phillips (St. Louis Steamers);
DF: Sean Bowers (San Diego Sockers), Lee Tschantret (Baltimore Blast), Pat White (Milwaukee Wave);
MD: John Ball (Cleveland Force), Jamar Beasley (Kansas City Comets), Steve Butcher (San Diego Sockers), Andy Guastaferro (Chicago Storm), Pat Morris (Philadelphia Kixx), Joel Shanker (Philadelphia Kixx), Johnny Torres (Milwaukee Wave);
AT: Todd Dusosky (Milwaukee Wave), Greg Howes (Milwaukee Wave)
TD: Keith TOZER