Oceania qualifying path to Athens Olympics set

OFC: The Oceania Football Confederation has today confirmed the draw, dates and match schedule for the 2004 OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which has been approved by FIFA. The tournament will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14-22 January 2004. After the group matches, the two group winners will then meet in a…

NZS: The New Zealand All Whites have all arrived in Dubai to assemble in preparation for Monday morning’s (NZT) OFC/AFC Challenge Cup match in Tehran. The stopover is a brief one, long enough for travel documentation and player briefings before boarding a flight later tonight (NZT) for Tehran for the match against Asian champions Iran….

Auckland, 3 October 2003: The OFC World Futsal Qualifying Tournament scheduled for Canberra, Australia from 20-25 October 2003, has now been deferred to 2004. The Oceania Football Confederation made this decision after the withdrawal of Fiji which left the three teams remaining for this tournament Rather than proceeding with just three teams, the tournament has…

Courtesy FIFA.com: Defending Women’s World Cup champion United States may have to beat its two biggest rivals to reach the final of this year’s tournament. The Americans, who completed a perfect first round by beating North Korea 3-0 on Sunday, will face 1995 champion Norway in the quarterfinals on Wednesday in Foxboro, Massachusetts. If they…

New Zealand Soccer is pleased to announce the All Whites squad to travel to Iran for the one off AFC/OFC Challenge Cup match on October 12th in Teheran. There are 6 new faces from the 23-man squad that travelled to the Confederations Cup in France, with Head Coach Mick Waitt looking to the future. “This…

Courtesy FIFA.com: Africa’s reigning Women’s Footballer of the Year, Alberta Sackey, showed all of her class in claiming a brace to hand the Black Queens of Ghana their first ever FIFA Women’s World Cup victory – a 2-1 triumph over Australia at the first USA 2003 match at Portland’s PGE Park. Heather Garriock pulled a…

SA RELEASE: The Qantas Matildas secured a credible 1-1 draw with world powerhouse China at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in a do-or-die clash in Los Angeles. Although the point keeps Australia in the race, the result still leaves Australia with an uphill task of qualifying for the quarter finals, and they must beat Ghana…

The latest FIFA rankings released on 24 September see Australia regain its place at the top of the Oceania hierarchy gaining six places to occupy the 62nd spot. However, they still have a way to go to get back into the top fifty and can do with more similar results to their 2-1 victory over…

FIFA.com – The Russians left it late to down brave Australia 1-2 on 21 September in Carson, California. After slamming a second-half penalty off the crossbar, Elena Fomina unleashed a right-footed blast in minute 89 that took a cruel deflection and nestled in the back of the net to settle the Group D clash. On…