Solomons defeat Vanuatu 1-0

ADELAIDE: The Solomon Islands have beaten Vanuatu 1-0 in the first match of the Stage 2 OFC Nations Cup-World Cup preliminaries in Adelaide today. Batram Suri scored the only goal of the match through a penalty in the second half after both sides went into the break scoreless. In a physical yet free flowing spectacle,…

OFC Auckland: The Tonga Football Association reaches a milestone this Saturday, 29 May when their FIFA Goal Project is inaugurated. It will be the sixth FIFA Goal Project inaugurated in the Oceania region. Situated in Atele just outside of Nuku’alofa, the Tongan capital, the FIFA funded facilities include the new Tonga FA headquarters, an academy…

OFC Auckland: The Oceania Football Confederation is pleased to announce the match officials for Stage 2 of the 2004 OFC Nations Cup/FIFA World Cup preliminary competition to be held in Adelaide, Australia from 29 May – 6 June. Lee Harmon of the Cook Islands, Tautulu Roebeck of Samoa and Madiu Andrew of Papua New Guinea…

OFC Auckland: With just days to go until the opening match of Stage 2 this weekend, all eyes are now fixed on Adelaide as Oceania’s top six soccer nations vie for the top two berths to the OFC Nations Cup and FIFA World Cup Oceania Zone final playoffs. Undoubtedly the feature match of the opening…

FIFA, Paris – At the FIFA Centennial Congress, the football association of New Caledonia was welcomed into the world football family as the 205th FIFA member association. The associations’ delegates also ratified an addition to the statutory provisions that govern eligibility to play for Association teams. Following yesterday’s celebrations and the Centennial matches in the…

APIA: Papua New Guinea has comfortably beaten Samoa 4-1 in the last match of the Stage 1 group qualifiers in Apia today. With Vanuatu’s shock win against Fiji ending their slim chance of qualifying for Stage 2, PNG kept focussed to win their second match of the tournament. Goals to Reginald Davani and Andrew Lepani…

OFC – Auckland: The teams for Stage 2 of the 2004 OFC Nations Cup/2006 FIFA World Cup Oceania Preliminaries have been confirmed after today’s final group results from Stage 1 in Samoa. Vanuatu’s stunning 3-0 victory over Fiji in today’s final round of Group 2 confirmed their place alongside their vanquished opponents for Stage 2….

Stage 1 (Group 2) Round 5 – Match 9 result APIA, 19 May 2004 Match 9: Fiji 0-3 Vanuatu (half-time 0-1) Vanuatu has scored an emphatic 3-0 win over Fiji in today’s first match of the final round. The win elevates the Carlos Buzzetti coached side to the top of Group 2 and in the…

HONIARA, 19 May 2004: Tahiti has qualified alongside Solomon Islands for Stage 2 in Adelaide, Australia after drawing 1-1 with the Group 1 hosts today in front of a full house at the Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara. Tahiti needed at least a draw to push clear of New Caledonia who earlier improved their chances…

FIFA, Paris: Meeting at the Carrousel du Louvre on 20-21 May, the 204 associations of world football’s governing body have a packed programme to contend with while celebrating FIFA’s 100th birthday in Paris. On the agenda: – Approval of the official reports from the Extraordinary Congress of 28 May 2002, Seoul, 53rd Ordinary Congress of…