The Bilikiki Beach Soccer team is heading off to Brazil, carrying the hopes of the Oceania to the FIFA World Competition.
The team will transit through Brisbane and spend the night in Sydney leaving the next day for Vitoria, Brazil where they will be base before the tournament proper.
It will be Solomon Islands first World Cup appearance in any soccer code and all eyes will be fixed on the Bilikiki team when they go up against the some of the Worlds soccer powerhouses, Portugal, Uruguay and Cameroon.
All three countries had participated in the World Cup soccer finals previously and will go into the competition with high expectations.
The Bilikiki team is an unknown quality, and though stage fright may likely be their biggest obstacle, the players have vowed to give their best shot in Rio when they take on their opponents.
Other countries have former superstars in their line-up, the Oceania representative will go with their amateur players in their first world outing.
“We have equal number of legs and see no reason why our opponents are any different to us,” said coach Vivian Wickham.
Two of the most experienced players in the team, captain, Gideon Omokirio and Henry Koto have expressed confidence their confidence saying they will give their best shot in Rio.