Everything riding on final encounters

With three sides, New Caledonia, Malaysia and New Zealand, still in the running for the title, tonight’s final two encounters at Arene du Sud in Paita promise plenty of action and excitement.The evening gets underway with New Zealand taking on the well-rested Tahitians – a must win for the Futsal Whites if they want to…

Follow all the play-by-play action below. All the latest on Oceania football can be found via social media via Facebook. The starting line-ups are as follows:Malaysia: 1. Firdaus RAZALI (GK) (c), 4. Shamsul ZAMRI, 6. Fariq MOHAMMAD, 9. Qaiser KADIR, 7. Ridzwan BAKRI, Substitutes: 5. Fitri YATIM, 7. Ridzwan BAKRI, 10. Shahmi SANI, 13. Nizam…

See all the play-by-play action below. You can also follow Oceania football via social media via Facebook. The starting line-ups are as follows:New Zealand 18. Elias BILLEH (GK), 3. Dylan MANICKUM, 7. Marvin EAKINS (c), 8. Daniel BURNS, 14. James VAUGHAN, Suspended: 6. Kareem OSMANSubstitutes: 1. Atta ELAYYAN (GK), 4. Ouadhah RAGUED, 9. Jakub SINKORA,…

The tactical flexibility displayed by teams, the fast-paced and attacking football seen after a long season, the impact made by individual attacking players and the successful implementation of both goal-line technology (GLT) and vanishing spray are among the key conclusions of FIFA’s technical experts. The document is available on FIFA.com. A DVD with the main…

Buoyed by their outstanding performance against Tahiti in their first futsal international on home soil, New Caledonia barely seemed to notice the absence of their coach William Brett on the bench. Deputy Steeve Laigle stepped up to the challenge of leading the squad and saw that they maintained a high intensity – and was compensated…

The headline encounter between the hosts and the Futsal Whites will close out this evening’s proceedings, but not before Vanuatu takes on Malaysia in a match up that both sides need to win.Vanuatu opened their tournament strong with a surprising 4-1 victory over Tahiti, but have spiralled to a 5-1 and 6-2 defeats at the…

Ibrahim, 67, passed away on Thursday 12 August at C W M Hospital in Fiji following a battle with kidney disease first diagnosed in 2011. “Sheik Mohammed Ibrahim was a proud servant of Fijian football and will be remembered as an astute administrator,” OFC President David Chung says. “He will be remembered as a highly…

Following their participation in the inaugural Girl’s Youth Olympic Football Tournament in Singapore, the Kurakums (or “weaver ants”) have returned to the international spotlight with a 7-0 opening-day defeat by Venezuela.In their debut appearance back in 2010, the Pacific islanders lost all three of their games without scoring. Ahead of this latest campaign, coach Margaret…

See all the play-by-play action below.You can also follow the latest Oceania football news via social media via Facebook. The starting line-ups are as follows:Vanuatu 1. Glendon MASAI (GK), 3. Ricky TUIGALOA, 4. Dudley DOMINIQUE,7. Ben HUNGAI (c), 8. Pakoa JEREMY, Substitutes: 2. Terry MALAPA, 5. Jacky JOHN, 6. Joseph HANGHANGKON, 10. Albert THO, 11….