New Caledonia make perfect start to qualifying campaign

10 October 2024

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Kirk Corrie New Caledonia have made a winning start to their FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers campaign with an impressive victory over Papua New Guinea in poor weather conditions in Suva. Heavy rain hit HFC Bank Stadium not long after kick-off and appeared to contribute to a stagnant start…

10 October 2024

PREVIEW | New Zealand hot favourites as Group B gets underway at FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Christopher Malili Four months ago, Darren Bazeley’s New Zealand side swept to OFC Men’s Nations Cup success at VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila. New Zealand have returned for their FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers opener against Tahiti tomorrow, with a stronger side, led by their English Premier League…

9 October 2024

PREVIEW | All to play for in Group A at FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Kirk Corrie Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands will begin their FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifying adventure in Suva tomorrow, as the group stage gets underway at HFC Bank Stadium. For the first time in FIFA World Cup™ history, the Oceania region has one guaranteed qualification spot…

8 October 2024

New Caledonia to build upon Pacific Games success for World Cup qualification bid

Photo Credit: Pacific Games News Network New Caledonia come into Round Two of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers perhaps a little undercooked compared to their group stage opponents. Due to civil unrest in the country, the team were unable to participate in the OFC Men’s Nations Cup earlier this year in Fiji, meaning…

7 October 2024

Footballing globetrotter reaches new frontiers with Samoa

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek WORDS | Coen Lammers Juan Chang Urrea is a living testament to how ‘Football Unites the World.’ The 36-year-old coach wrote history last month when he coached the first ever Samoan football team to a FIFA World Cup, by finishing as runners-up at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship in…

7 October 2024

Solomon Islands begin new era for FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Solomon Islands came within 90 minutes of advancing to the OFC-CONCACAF Playoff for the FIFA World Cup 2022™ in Qatar and will be hoping to go one better this time around. After defeating Tahiti in the group stage, they overcame Papua New Guinea in an epic semi-final before ultimately…

7 October 2024

How to Watch | FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers Round Two

The group stage of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers kicks off in Fiji and Vanuatu on Thursday, October 10. Every match is available to watch LIVE and FREE on FIFA+ Download the FIFA+ app on the App Store or Google Play All kick-off times shown as local time. Match Day 3 Thursday, October…

4 October 2024

From Blenheim to the Dominican Republic: Katie Pugh’s journey

It’s an unusual quirk of the football calendar that Kiwi striker Katie Pugh has scored goals to secure New Zealand’s qualification to two FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cups before she’s even played in one. But after being officially named yesterday in New Zealand’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup squad, the 16-year-old forward from the small…

4 October 2024

Papua New Guinea hoping to flip the form book in FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Papua New Guinea will hope a change of coach will be the catalyst for an uplift in form ahead of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers group stage this month. Warren Moon left the post following their OFC Men’s Nations Cup campaign, where a win, a draw and…

3 October 2024

Fiji looking to make the most of home advantage in their World Cup quest

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Fiji will be looking to make the most of home advantage on match day three when qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26™ continues in Suva this month. Coach Rob Sherman’s team is sure to be backed by a noisy and passionate home crowd at HFC Bank Stadium, with…

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