Young Socceroos dominate Czechs in draw

ASA RELEASE: Australia has commenced their 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship campaign with a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A disappointing first half display saw the Australians behind at the interval following a 24th minute goal for the Czechs. However the Young Socceroos came out in the second half…

OFC: The Oceania Football Confederation announced today that it will combine the OFC Nations Cup with the 2006 OFC World Cup Qualifying preliminary competition starting in early 2004. The acting OFC president, Tautulu Roebeck, explained that the OFC has been working together with FIFA for the past months in devising the new format which will…

Latest FIFA ranking Ranking as of 19 November 2003 Rank: Team: Pts Rank: Oct03 Change Oct03 78 Australia 510 74 -4 82 New Zealand 496 76 -6 132 Tahiti 354 127 -5 146 Fiji 291 144 -2 154 Solomon Islands 251 152 -2 157 Vanuatu 227 157 0 172 Papua New Guinea174 170 -2 176…

APIA: Acting OFC President and President of Samoa Football (Soccer) Federation, Tautulu Roebeck, last week closed the inaugural FIFA GOAL Turf Maintenance Workshop held at the Insel Fehmarn Hotel and at the Toleafoa JS Blatter Football Fields in Apia. OFC National Association ground maintenance officers assembled in Apia for three days for the first workshop…

APIA: Acting OFC President and President of Samoa Football (Soccer) Federation, Tautulu Roebeck, today opened the inaugural FIFA GOAL Turf Maintenance Workshop at the Toleafoa JS Blatter Football Fields in Apia. OFC National Association ground maintenance officers have assembled in Apia for the first workshop of its kind to be held by FIFA in the…

OFC Auckland, 14 Nov 2003: The Acting OFC president, Mr Tautulu Roebeck, and OFC honorary president and Oceania ambassador, Mr Charles Dempsey, returned from Europe today pleased at the outcome of meetings with FIFA president, Mr Joseph Blatter and UEFA (Europe) president, Lennart Johansson this week. The delegation also met with FIFA vice president and…

English FA to help kick-start OFC Indigenous coaching programme OFC Auckland: The Acting OFC president, Tautulu Roebeck, announced today he will be travelling to Europe for a series of meetings with top football officials next week with the objective of improving relations between Oceania and the global football community. He will be accompanied by the…

The Organising Committee for the 2005 FIFA World Club Championship have proposed 17-31 July as the dates which are subject to ratification by the FIFA Executive Committee. The tournament will be hosted by one of the national associations in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). In anticipation, the Oceania Football…

ASA: National Youth Coach Ange Postecoglou has announced Australia’s squad that will compete at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship to be held next month in the United Arab Emirates. The squad features six overseas-based players and 14 players from the National Soccer League. The only new face in the squad is Newcastle United midfielder…

OFC: There were no gains for any of the eleven member OFC national associations in the latest FIFA rankings for October. Despite some positive recent results, top ranked OFC nation, Australia dropped even further, 24 places down to 74th which now ranks them just two places above New Zealand in second place. The remaining countries…