RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil have claimed the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - Rio de Janeiro 2007 after an 8-2 win over tournament debutants Mexico at the Rio de Janeiro Beach Soccer Arena earlier this week. The victory placed the performance of Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Beach Soccer...

RIO DE JANEIRO - The day began with Mexico extending their surprise run in Rio with a 5-4 win over Spain. The Iberians had their noses in front for most of the game, but El Tri kept their composure and turned the match on its head in the final 12 minutes, indebted in the main to Miguel ...

  RIO DE JANEIRO - Suffering was the name of the game as Uruguay eked out a precious 3-2 victory against Japan to earn a place in quarter-finals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2007. Waiting for them there are Nigeria. Seven seconds were all it took for the...

RIO DE JANEIRO - A super hat-trick from James Naka wasn't enough after the Bilikiki Boys lost their final match at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by 6-3 to Mexico. Naka opened the scoring after just four minutes for the Solomon Islands but a storming comeback by Mexico saw Gustavo Rosales...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Solomon Islands FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup dream is all but over after a 5-2 loss to European giants Russia at the Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena in Rio de Janeiro overnight. The Bilikiki Boys needed to win the match to strengthen their chances of a quarter-final slot bu...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Solomon Islands and Russia are headed for a do-ro-die showdown in Group A with the loser all but eliminated from the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - Rio de Janeiro 2007. Both teams lost their opening match at the tournament and must now win to have any hope of making...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil were too experienced, too fit and, ultimately, too good for the Solomon Islands Bilikiki Boys as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2007 got underway at the Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena in Rio this weekend. Solomon Islands Kiwi-coach Terry Van Dillen bemoaned his te...

Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) Beach Soccer champions Solomon Islands take to the sands of the Copacabana tomorrow where they face world champions Brazil at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Rio de Janeiro 2007. Solomon Islands Bilikiki Boys are coached by New Zealander Terry Van...

James Naka was unknown to football fans until he represented Solomon Islands in the Oceanian Zone qualifying campaign in Tahiti for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2006. The quietly spoken Naka was content to play football in Honiara for Marist FC and, if called upon, the...

Rio de Janeiro - Nearly a year has passed since Solomon Islands Bilikiki Boys made a name for themselves at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after they defeated African champions Cameroon in their opening match at the Copacabana. But now the Bilikiki face their toughest test yet when they...