OFC: The 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament reached its halfway point with an intriguing night of football at both match venues in round three action on Sunday.Over in Sydney, Group A produced the first upset of the tournament when Samoa stunned the highly rated Solomon Islands 1-0 at...

OFC: The 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Men's Qualifying Tournament kicked off with four exciting matches being played in Sydney and Auckland in first round fixture last Wednesday. Ground and weather conditions at North Harbour Stadium were near perfect as Group B opened with Tonga making hard work of...

OFC Executive Committee meetingAuckland, New ZealandDate: 5/6 January2004 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying TournamentGroup A - Marconi Stadium, Sydney, AustraliaGroup B - North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandDates: 14-22 January 2004Playoff dates: 26 & 30 January 2004* Winner to represent the...

OFC Auckland: Just who will qualify to represent the Oceania region in football (soccer) at the Athens Olympic Games in August will be decided at the 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which kicks off with first round fixtures tonight.Group A kicks off at Marconi Stadium in Sydney,...

OFC AUCKLAND: The Oceania Football Confederation today confirmed the match officials to officiate at the 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Australia and New Zealand from 14-22 January 2004.The tournament will see ten teams from the Oceania region placed in two groups playing a round...

FIFA: The 52nd and Final match of the FIFA World Youth Championship UAE 2003 was billed as the most prolific attack, Brazil, versus the meanest defence, Spain. But in the end, the highlight of the 23rd day's play turned out to be a far more complicated affair: the 4th-minute sending off of...

ASA: OFC match officials, Australian referee Matthew Breeze, as well as assistant referees Matthew Cream and Nathan Gibson, have been rewarded by FIFA for their excellent performances by being appointed to this weekends' 3rd / 4th play-off final at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. The...

COURTESY FIFA: The 13th FIFA World Player Gala, broadcast in over 160 countries and taking place in Basel (Switzerland) for the very first time so as to focus additional attention on the event itself as well as the "Match Against Poverty" shortly afterwards at the St Jakob Park, has ended the...

AUCKLAND: The foundation of the OFC "Indigenous" Talented Coaches Scheme has been laid with the closing of the first Senior License Coaching Course in Auckland, New Zealand on 12 December. The course involving elite coaches from OFC's member island nations was a resounding success and this was...

COURTESY FIFA.com: Two from Dudu, including a golden goal in minute 95, saw Brazil claw their way back from a one-goal deficit to sink brave Slovakia in Dubai. And just as it looked like the hosts were headed to extra time themselves, superstar Matar came up with the goods to send Australia...