Wisconsin Soccer Central

Waukesha's Riley Christensen will be part of the first international matches for the U.S. Youth Futsal national teams.

Christensen and her teammates on the inaugural Under-16 girls national team will face Canadian foes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Toronto. The Under-14 girls team and the Under-14 and Under-16 boys teams also will participate in the event.

The U.S. coaching staff is led by Keith Tozer, the former Milwaukee Wave coach who is the U.S. Futsal National team coach and the technical director for U.S. Youth Futsal, and includes Mark Litton (Racine St. Catherine's/UW-Parkside). Litton is Tozer's assistant with the national team and the director of goalkeeping for U.S. Youth Futsal.

"We have been waiting a very long time for this to happen and are making history for Futsal in North America," Tozer said in a news release. "I cannot tell you how excited I am for this historic trip to Canada."

Christensen is a junior at Waukesha Catholic Memorial High School and helped the Crusaders win the WIAA Division 3 girls state championship last June.