FIFA – COMOROS AND EAST TIMOR JOIN FOOTBALL FAMILY

The 55th Ordinary FIFA Congress announced the admission of Comoros and East Timor on Monday 12 September 2005. One year after New Caledonia, who joined at the Paris Congress in 2004, two new islands Comoros and East Timor now enter into the family of world football. And in terms of geography, economics, politics and the…

Competition in the Australian A-League is heating up with several interesting results from the latest round of action. Click the links below for the match reports courtesy of the FFA. Adelaide United vs. Melbourne Victory Perth Glory vs. Queensland Roar Central Coast Mariners vs. NZ Knights Newcastle Jets vs. Sydney FC And for all news…

Opening of first ever FIFA Congress in Africa The 55th Ordinary FIFA Congress was opened in the Palais des Congrès, Marrakesh, today – Sunday, 11 September 2005 – with a truly spectacular ceremony. It is the first Congress to be held on the African continent in the 101-year history of FIFA. In his opening address…

Intercontinental play-off schedule confirmed The draw to determine the schedule for the playoff matches for the remaining places at the 2006 FIFA World Cup GermanyTM was made on Saturday at the 55th FIFA Congress in Marrakesh. The first of the intercontinental play-offs pairs the fifth-placed nation from Asia with the team finishing fourth in the…

AUSTRALIA FAREWELLS OCEANIA AND SETS UP SOUTH AMERICAN DATE Australia has won its last ever competitive match in the Oceania Football Confederation with a 2-1 win over the Solomon Islands to set up a date with an as-yet unknown opponent from South America for a place in the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006. After their…

Passion for football brings Walker to Honiara Englishman Keith Walker’s passion for football has brought him around the globe to Honiara for the matches between the Solomon Islands and Australia. Walker, 66, is not new to the nation having graced the shores of the happy isles when the Solomon Islands went through its worst years…

Oceania Football Confederation It will take a miracle for the Solomon Islands to overturn a 0-7 scoreline, (Hiddink in seventh heaven) so we take the opportunity to see how some of the other Confederations are faring after qualifying matches from September 3 – 4, 2005. CONEMBOL (South America) With Argentina already qualified attention fell on…

A huge weekend for football in Australia with the 1st leg of the World Cup Playoff and another full round of A-League action. Click the links below for the match reports courtesy of the FFA Adelaide United vs. Queensland Roar NZ Knights vs. Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners vs. Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory vs. Perth…

Mark Viduka capped his first game as captain of the Socceroos with a two-goal haul, including a spectacular overhead kick, as Australia takes a commanding 7-0 lead into the second leg of their World Cup Playoff matches against the Solomon Islands. It was a match that Australia completely dominated from start to finish and should…

NEW CALEDONIA WELCOMES OFC PRESIDENT AND VISION New Caledonia – the 205th and newest member of FIFA’s football family – welcomed Oceania Football Confederation President Mr. Reynald Temarii to Noumea this week. New Caledonia was the last stop on a series of trips by the President around the Pacific region to understand better the unique…