National Teams
Ibsen entered the national team program with the United States U-20 men's national soccer team in 1990. That year, the team finished third in regional qualification for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. As a result, it did not qualify for the championship. In 1991, Ibsen joined the U-23 national team which qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The U.S. finished 1-1-1 in the first round of the tournament and did not qualify for the second round.
Ibsen earned three caps with the US national team. He gained his first cap when he replaced Lawrence Lozzano at halftime in a 2-2 tie with Uruguay on March 25, 1996. He played a 1-0 loss to Belgium a month later. He did not play again for the U.S. until he was called into the team as a replacement when the first team went on strike in October 1996. On October 16, 1996, the U.S. lost to Peru, 4-1.
In 1995 Ibsen was with the United States national beach soccer team which won the Silver Medal at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
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