FIFA Women’s World Cup 2003 to be held in USA

The FIFA Emergency Committee has taken the decision to relocate the 4th FIFA Women’s World Cup, originally due to be played in China PR, to the United States of America. Four other countries had also submitted an offer to step in for China PR: Sweden, Australia, Italy and Canada. The exact schedule of the competition…

AUCKLAND, 22 May 2003: Samoa will be representing the Oceania Football Confederation at the Northern Ireland Milk Cup from 19-25 July. It will be the second time an island nation has represented Oceania at this prestigious international youth tournament since Solomon Islands sent a team two years ago. Australia sent a youth team in 2002….

Auckland, 20 May, 2003: The Oceania Football Confederation president, Basil Scarsella, will officially represent FIFA at the inauguration ceremony of the Goal Project for Papua New Guinea on 24 May, 2003. The Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) had been informed that FIFA President, Joseph Blatter, was unable to attend because of a busy schedule…

AUCKLAND – Further to its decision on 16 March confirming the qualifying path the Oceania Football Confederation will be taking to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the OFC Executive Committee yesterday agreed on the dates for the Stage Two Preliminary Competition home and away series playoff. The chosen playoff FIFA fixed double-dates are…

FIFA Release, Zurich -The 4th FIFA Women’s World Cup 2003, due to be staged in PR China from 23 September to 11 October, will be transferred to another country in view of the current health threat in China, which is greatly affected by the SARS epidemic. The FIFA Executive Committee, chaired by President Joseph S….

FIFA RELEASE, Zurich – At a meeting held in Zurich today – Saturday, 3 May 2003 – the FIFA Executive Committee agreed to raise the number of finalist places at the 2006 FIFA World CupTM from 32 to 36, but only on condition that a match schedule be drawn up that ensured the sporting credibility…

The latest FIFA rankings saw no gains for the Oceania nations with only Tonga and American Samoa consolidating their rankings from last month. Australia and Fiji dropped the furthest slipping three rankings. New Zealand slid out of the top 50 after a dream ride and is now placed at 52. Good results from some upcoming…

OFC RELEASE/RAROTONGA – A spectacular ground breaking ceremony was held yesterday at Matavera celebrating the commencement of construction on the FIFA Goal Project for the Cook Islands. It was another big step in the development of football on the small island nation of just over 14,000 inhabitants. An array of dignitaries turned out amongst the…

By Peter Rees – OFC Media Officer 14 April, CANBERRA – The 2003 OFC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers concluded on Sunday 13 April with the effervescent Australia Matildas emerging convincing winners having gone through the round robin tournament unbeaten, scoring a mammoth total of 45 goals along the way while not conceding a single goal….

RAROTONGA – The Cook Islands take another big step in its football development with the ground breaking ceremony for their goal project set for next Tuesday, 15 April (local time). According to Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) chief executive, Va’inga Tonga, invited guests and dignitaries will join the soccer community in celebrating the auspicious occasion….