Defending champs take a tumble

SUVA: Defending champions Tahiti were beaten 0-4 by New Caledonia in a shock upset last Saturday. In a comprehensive display by the New Caledonians, they had the number one rated island nation in Oceania in disarray with a 3-0 lead at half-time. To make the semi-finals this Wednesday, 9 July, Tahiti must not lose today…

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) have announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening ties between the two bodies. Following a meeting in Paris, France on 26 June to confirm the current partnership between the two Confederations, a plan focusing mainly on Competitions and Development to provide a greater…

LATEST RESULTS 2003 South Pacific Games football tournament, Suva Fiji Men: 30 June – 11 July / Women: 30 June – 10 July Results, Day four: Men’s round three, Thursday, 3 July * played last night at the National Stadium in Suva Match 9 – Solomons vs Kiribati 7-0 Match 10 – Tuvalu vs Vanuatu…

SUVA: The South Pacific Games football tournament has already sprung up some surprises in both men’s and women’s divisions. At the end of day three, both divisions have completed two rounds of action with several teams jockeying for the top spot as the business end to the pool fixtures starts this afternoon with the men’s…

OFC: Australian Socceroo star, Brett Emerton, will be presented in person the 2002 Oceania Footballer of the Year award this morning in Sydney. The presentation will take place at The Olympic Club, 64 Tennent Parade at Hurlstone Park, Sydney, Australia, at 10:00am (AEST). Emerton was announced the winner of the award back in March, the…

NOTICE: A late change to the women’s match schedule has meant the games advertised earlier were changed. The media guide linked to this article has been updated accordingly. We regret the inconvenience caused. * All results, updated reports will be posted on the official tournament website on the home page of the OFC website. For…

PARIS: France defended the title they won in 2001 by beating Cameroon, 1-0, in the final of the FIFA Confederations Cup early this morning. The match as a tight tussle with the decisive blow coming only in extra time after regulation time yielded no goals. And it was the maestro Arsenal striker, Thierry Henry, who…

OFC: The Solomon Islands were the only movers of the Oceania nations in the latest FIFA ranking released on 25 June. The Solomon Islands moved up on place to occupy the 150th spot, just one behind Melanesian rivals Fiji who dropped three spots to 149. Australia and New Zealand retain their first and second rank…

OFC: It was last year in Suva during a meeting between the OFC and South Pacific Games Council that football’s return to the South Pacific Games became a reality. It was agreed the tournament would be run under FIFA regulations paving the way for the world’s most popular game to once again take centre stage…

OFC: Vanuatu technical director and national coach, Carlos Buzzetti, says the pressure is on Fiji and not his team ahead of its crucial first up clash against the South Pacific Games hosts at Suva’s National Stadium next Monday, 30 June. In an interview with the OFC Website newswire, the Uruguayan-born former Australian assistant admitted his…