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Samoa edge out American Samoa to advance to final of Round One

6 September 2024
Samoa edge out American Samoa to advance to final of Round One

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Samoa were made to work hard as they overcame American Samoa to advance in the FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers on home turf. A Dilo Tumua second-half penalty and a late strike from Jarvis Vaai proved the difference between the two sides in what was a physical and…

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6 September 2024
Austria beat an improved New Zealand at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup ™ in Colombia

📷Buda Mendes – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images New Zealand’s hopes of progressing to the round of 16 at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup ™ in Colombia are hanging by a thread after a 3-1 defeat by Austria in Bogota. But Leon Birnie’s side turned in a much-improved performance from their opening 7-0 defeat by…

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6 September 2024
Tonga keep their FIFA World Cup™ hopes alive

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Tonga have advanced to the final match in Round One of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers with an impressive win over Cook Islands in Apia. Captain Hemaloto Polovili was in inspirational form for his side, creating the first goal and scoring the second as Tonga defied the…

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5 September 2024
How to Watch | FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers

Round One of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers kicks off in Apia, Samoa on Friday, September 6. 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 Samoa time. Match Day 1 Friday, September 6…

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5 September 2024
How to Watch | OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2024

The OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2024 kicks off in Fiji on Sunday, September 8th. 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 Fiji time. Match Day 1 Sunday, September 8 Cook Islands v Samoa, 12:00pm | WATCH LIVE Fiji…

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5 September 2024
PREVIEW | Road to 2026 kicks off for four nations in Samoa

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek The journey to the FIFA World Cup 26™ begins in Samoa tomorrow, as four OFC nations meet in Apia to determine who will advance to the group stage and be one step closer to the dream of representing Oceania on the world stage. Hosts Samoa are joined by American…

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5 September 2024
Unilever to partner with OFC for the Oceania Qualifiers

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is thrilled to announce consumer goods giant Unilever as a premium partner for the upcoming Oceania Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026™.  Unilever is one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, with a presence in 190 countries and a vast portfolio of brands used by 3.4 billion people every…

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4 September 2024
FIFA World Cup 26™ – Oceania Qualifiers explained

11 nations, one dream – to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 26™ in Canada, Mexico and the USA. The journey starts for four OFC member nations in Apia, Samoa, on Friday September 6, with Match Day 1 in the FIFA World Cup 26™ – Oceania Qualifiers. For the first time in the nearly 100-year…

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4 September 2024
Fiji suffer second defeat at FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2024

Photo credit: FIFA via Getty Images A classy Canada outfit has beaten Fiji 9-0 at Estadio Atanasio Girardo, all but likely securing the Oceania sides exit at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024. All the damage was done in the opening half with forward Annabelle Chukwu scoring the first hat-trick of the tournament,…

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3 September 2024
New Zealand fall to Japan in World Cup opener

Photo credit: FIFA via Getty Images Japan put on a masterclass to defeat New Zealand 7-0 in the Oceania side’s opening FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2024 game. It was an utterly dominant performance from the 2018 winners and 2022 runners up, who over the 90 minutes had a total of 30 shots on goal…

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