2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA ™ – ALL WHITES TO PLAY WITH HONOUR

AUCKLAND – The New Zealand All Whites will wear all white armbands during Wednesday’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifying match against New Caledonia to honour Charles Dempsey, the ‘father of Oceania football’ who died in June. Wearing their new alternate strip of black shirts, the players’ white armbands will honour Dempsey’s lasting contribution…

Solomon Kurukuru have begun an intensive ten-day training camp in Sydney in preparation for the Futsal World Cup in Brazil later this month. After travelling from Honiara to Sydney on Tuesday, the boys are now living and training at the Dural Sports and Recreation Centre. The team is no stranger to the centre, having been…

Flying Arrows Ba from Fiji have completed their participation in the 2008 Danone Nations Cup with some exciting performances against Indonesia, USA, Spain and Ireland. On Saturday Fiji faced Indonesia in their first match and scored an emphatic 1-0 win which set them up for an afternoon date with the USA. Fiji battled hard and produced…

A place in the playoffs for the 32-team World Cup finals now confirmed, the All Whites will this week pay tribute to the man who sparked New Zealand’s only other venture to the competition. The return match with New Caledonia at North Harbour Stadium on Wednesday night will be dedicated to the memory of Oceania…

Nadi goalkeeper Benaminio Mateinaqara will once again be the first choice stopper, when Fiji takes on Vanuatu in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Qualifier at the Municipal Stadium, Port Vila on Wednesday. Mateinaqara got the nod in Fiji’s 2-0 win over Vanuatu at Govind Park on Saturday, after regular Simione Tamanisau was ruled out with…

Fijian midfielder Salesh Kumar provided the inspiration his side needed as Fiji’s winless run in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifiers ended with a comprehensive 2-0 win over Vanuatu at Govind Park, Ba this evening. Kumar, who joined the team on Thursday delivered a mesmerising man-of-the-match performance including the opening goal in the…

New Zealand have booked themselves a place at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa tournament with two matches to spare after a workmanlike 3-1 away win over New Caledonia propelled them to an uncatchable lead in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Nations Cup. They have also kept themselves in the frame for a shot…

PARIS – Fiji will play-off for 17th-32nd position after it lost on penalties to Netherlands and Belgium in group play on Match Day 1 at the Danone Nations Cup today. Fiji were more than equal for the Dutch challenge for the duration of normal time as the match ended 0-0. But players from both countries…

Welcome to Stade Numa Daly where we are all set to kick of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifier between New Caledonia and New Zealand. News from the New Zealand camp is that Jeremy Brockie has replaced Leo Bertos in the starting lineup after Bertos suffered a late groin injury. Live text updates:…

Please refresh your browser periodically to keep up to date with the latest happenings… LIVE UPDATES: 0′ – hundreds gathered in sweltering heat at Govind Park will be disappointed to hear that Fiji’s first-choice goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau is out with a knee injury 2′ – the match is underway, with Fiji applying the early pressure…