Team USA takes the field to face Team Canada in the International Bowl at Maverick Stadium in 2014. (Photo: Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports)

USA Football released the roster for the U-18 National Team for the inaugural North American Championships.

A total of 48 players from 21 states were selected to compete in the event in Orlando in January. Players arrive Jan 23 with games beginning on Jan. 28.

The event is a joint effort of USA Football and Football Canada. Canada is 6-0 against the USA at the U-18 level.

U-19 and U-18 National Teams have played at the International Bowl in previous years. That event will continue in North Arlington, Texas, with teams from other age groups from USA Football, Football Canada and the Japan American Football Association with the U-18 and U-19 teams playing in the North American Championships.

Matt Hennesy from Locust Grove (Okla.) has been named the team’s head coach.

“I’ve coached in all-star games, this is completely different,” said Hennesy. “Coaching a U.S. National Team in international competition – when you’re on that sideline with ‘USA’ on your chest, standing for the national anthem – that feeling you get is not what you experience in a regular game. We’re going to get that through to our players.”