Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) General Secretary Tai Nicholas has confirmed that the Solomon Islands will represent OFC at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Marseille
2008.

“The change in timing of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup from November to July created significant challenges for OFC which prevented a qualifying event being made possible,”
said Nicholas.

“Financial constraints of both OFC and participating Member Associations and other factors outside of OFC’s control created uncertainty over a host venue and the availability of
participating teams.

“Currently, there is no international standard beach soccer pitch in the region and domestic competition is marginal across Member Associations.”

As a result the OFC Executive Committee agreed to nominate the Solomon Islands as the OFC representatives for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Marseille 2008.

The Solomon Islands were nominated on the back of two years of strong performances in Beach Soccer.

They were crowned OFC Beach Soccer champions in 2006 and 2007 and have performed creditably at both the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup’s in Rio de Janeiro those same years.

FIFA accepted OFC’s nomination on 7 December 2007, and OFC is now committed to assisting the Solomon Islands with preparing a detailed programme in the build up for the
tournament.

It is anticipated an OFC qualification event is planned to determine Oceania’s representatives at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2009.  

Solomon Islands record at finals of FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP – RIO DE JANEIRO 2007

First Stage

Match   Date     
Time                                                           
 Results
2       02 Nov –
11:00                      
Brazil                     11 :
2             Solomon Islands

11      04 Nov – 12.30                       Solomon
Islands        2 : 5             Russia

20      06 Nov – 14.00                       Solomon
Islands        3 : 6             Mexico

FIFA BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP – RIO DE JANEIRO 2006

First Stage

Match  
Date                                                                          
 Results

4       02
Nov                               Solomon
Islands            5 : 2            Cameroon

9       07
Nov                              
Uruguay                      2 :
5            Solomon Islands

20      06
Nov                               Solomon
Islands           2 : 14          Portugal

FIFA BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP QUALIFIER – NEW ZEALAND -2007

           
Date                                                                          
Results

07
July                                    Vanuatu                        
2-3               Solomon Islands

07 July                        
         Solomon Islands                
5-3              Tahiti

08
July                                    
Solomon Islands              4-3              New Zealand

 

Final

08
July                          &n
bsp;         
Solomon Islands             
5-3              Vanuatu

FIFA BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP QUALIFIER – TAHITI – 2006

           
Date                                                                   
 Results

31 August                    
Vanuatu                              9-4                     Solomon
Islands

01 September              Solomon
Islands                      2-1                     Tahiti

02 September              Solomon
Islands                     13-0                    Cook
Islands

 

Final

03 September              Solomon
Islands                       
6-2                   Vanuatu