Matildas book ticket to Athens after beating Fiji

OFC – Ba, Fiji: Australia has beaten Fiji 7:0 today at Govind Park, Ba to qualify as the Oceania Football Confederation representative to the 2004 FIFA Olympic women’s football tournament in Athens, Greece in August. The Matildas finished as the only undefeated team in the three-team tournament having also accounted for Papua New Guinea in…

FIFA Zurich – As part of FIFA’s Centennial commemorations, FIFA and DUET will present “The FIFA 100” Charity Auction & Tribute Ceremony today at the Natural History Museum in London. This prestigious awards dinner celebrates “The FIFA 100” – a unique photographic project where `Art meets Football’, commemorating the greatest living players chosen by Pelé…

BA, FIJI: The Australian Matildas women’s team has all but clinched the Oceania berth to the 2004 Athens Olympics after inflicting a heavy 10-0 defeat on a gallant but ultimately outgunned Papua New Guinea side yesterday. Fiji will now not only have to win, but win big by at least 13 goals to upset the…

By Janene Mar – Papua New Guinea emerged 2-0 victors in this yesterday’s opening match of the 2004 OFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament against hosts Fiji at Govind Park in Ba. However, the experienced Papua New Guinea team were fortunate to take the three points, outplayed on the day by an impressive Fiji outfit. The…

SUVA: The young Lautoka Blue Bulls are the surprise early leaders of the Fiji national league after beating Nadroga 2-0 in round three action last weekend. The win means Lautoka has won three games in a row and are undefeated. In other results, Ba shutout Nadi 2-0 at Churchill Park for their first win of…

PAPEETE: Tefana caused a sensation last weekend when they beat league champion AS Pirae in the Tahiti Cup final at Pater Stadium. The game was locked at 1-1 after regulation and extra-time but Tefana goalkeeper Xavier Samin proved to be the hero, saving a vital shot to give his side a slim 5-4 win on…

APIA: The Samoa Football (Soccer) Federation has announced its season will officially open this coming weekend with the annual GM Bakery Cup kicking off the year. SFSF technical director/national coach David Brand previews the GM Bakery Cup and how the teams stack up. Cup holders Sogi will no doubt want to retain the prize possession…

NOUMEA: The New Caledonia division d’honneur final rounds have taken a turn for the better for third placed AS Poum after they extended their slim lead over fourth placed JS Baco to a five point gap. This came about after Poum beat ACB Poya 3-2 while JS Baco was beaten by second place Mont Dore…

FIFA, London – At its 118th Annual General Meeting in London today (28 February 2004), the International Football Association Board (IFAB), chaired by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, approved a number of amendments to the Laws of the Game. Key decisions reached included the following: – Law 1 – The Field of Play: If permitted…

FIFA, London: Chaired by President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee unanimously ratified the format for the 2005 Club World Championship at its meeting in London today – Sunday, 29 February – following the recommendation made by the relevant organising committee in Zurich on 19 February 2004. This competition will therefore be held with…