CHICAGO – On Wednesday morning, U.S. Men's Beach Soccer National Team and head coach Francis Farberoff announced the final 12-player roster that will represent the United States at the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup from Feb. 15-25 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On the roster, UC San Diego alum, Alessandor Canale '14 earned a spot on the roster as a veteran forward for the squad.
 
In his time at UC San Diego, Canale scored seven goals over two seasons with eight assists and 22 points in 30 matches played. The Venice Beach product was named to the NSCAA All-West Region Third Team and earned an All-CCAA Honorable Mention. Making his mark internationally while competing for the Tritons, he as the youngest member of the 12-man USA squad at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti 2013, appearing in all three Group A games while scoring twice and assisting on what proved to be the winner in 6-4 decision over United Arab Emirates.
 
From the U.S. Men's Beach Soccer National Team release:
As part of the Federation's strategic initiative to develop winning teams, the roster averages 46 caps, marking the USA's most seasoned squad ever sent to the Beach Soccer World Cup.
 
"I have been around this game for a long time as a player and now a coach, and I feel this is the strongest team the USA has ever taken to a Beach Soccer World Cup," Farberoff said. "At the same time, difficult decisions have to be made with quality players not making the roster, but there is another World Cup around the corner and some of these players will be our future. All the hard work and dedication the group has put in this cycle continues to drive us toward our main goal of becoming the first U.S. team to advance from the group stage at the Beach Soccer World Cup."
 
The roster includes eight players with previous World Cup experience, highlighted by the trio of goalkeeper Chris Toth and forwards Alessandro Canale and Nick Perera (2013, 2019, 2021) who will all appear in their fourth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, tying the U.S. record set by Farberoff (2005, 2006, 2007, 2013). The 2023 Beach Soccer Male Player of the Year, Gabe Silveira (2019, 2021), also heads to his third World Cup.
 
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EXPERIENCE COUNTS
With an average of 46 caps and eight players having already taken part in the tournament, this is the most experienced roster the USA has ever sent to the Beach Soccer World Cup. The squad is led by the Beach MNT's three all-time leading cap-winners in goalkeeper Chris Toth (97 caps) and forwards Nick Perera (94) and Alessandro Canale (93), all of whom will take part in their record-tying fourth Beach Soccer World Cups. For his part, Toth is on the cusp of making history as he's in line to become the first Beach MNT player to earn 100 caps in the group stage finale against Egypt. 
 
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The team's top two all-time leading scorers, Perera (114 goals) and Canale (66 goals) are joined by 2023 U.S. Soccer Male Beach Soccer Player of the Year Gabriel Silveira (44 goals), who currently sits third on the USA's all-time scoring chart and will participate in his third World Cup. About to head to his second World Cup, midfielder Chris Albiston's 22 goals also place him seventh all-time on the Beach MNT's scoring list.
 
Additionally, Canale is tied for the U.S. lead in World Cup scoring with nine goals in as many matches at Beach Soccer's pinnacle event, followed closely by Perera (7 goals), while defender Nico Perea ranks sixth with all four goals coming at the 2021 World Cup in Russia. 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Drawn into Group A, the No. 13-ranked USBMNT will play the opening match of the tournament against No. 7 Italy on Thursday, Feb. 15 (6:30 a.m. ET; FS2, Universo), face hosts and No. 8-ranked United Arab Emirates on Saturday, Feb. 17 (10:30 a.m. ET; FS2, Telemundo.com, Telemundo App) and take on No. 24-ranked Egypt in the group finale on Monday, Feb. 19 (6:30 a.m. ET; FS2, Universo).
 
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https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/01/us-mens-beach-national-team-coach-francis-farberoff-names-roster-2024-fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup