The World Footvolley Championship was held on the weekend of July 19 to 21, in Ajaccio, in the island of Corisca, France with the participation of 20 teams.

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Dani Mendonça from Deerfield Beach, FL and Ivan Guimarães from Miami, FL represented the American team. With 400 points Daniel Mendonça is #3 in the current 2019 NFA ranking. He was 3rd place in the 1st stop of the 2019 NFA Tour in Deerfield Beach, FL on April, 13-14 and runner up of the 2nd stop in San Diego, CA on May, 4th and Ivan Guimaraes sits at #9 with 180 points with his 3rd place in San Diego, CA. Ivan Guimaraes was also one time champion of the NFA Tour in Houston, TX.

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The team was made up of a mix of experience and youth. The oldest athlete in the competition, Ivan Guimarães, is 44 years old with a 25-year-old soccer career. On the opposite end, Daniel Mendonça turned 16 earlier this month, making him the youngest athlete to ever represent the U.S.

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Another cool thing about him is, that he is the second US-born athlete to represent USA in the World Championship. In 2017, the country was represented by the first US-born athlete in the 2017 Volkswagen World Championship on Sep, 2-3 in Antibes, France. 

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Previously, the country had always been represented by american naturalized athletes.