Having played the last 27 matches on the road since 2012, the New Zealand side meet the world number six team twice over the next four days with the second match of the two-game series in Taupo on Thursday.Football Ferns coach Tony Readings – who has had his team in camp in Auckland since Thursday…
FIFA.com looks at some of the most remarkable figures behind FIFA’s daily development work and the key priorities for the next cycle.800,000,000 USD was FIFA’s development budget for the cycle 2011 – 2014. This amount represents 56 times more than the amount invested in 1995-1998, when some of the flagship development initiatives were originally launched….
The biggest sporting event in world, the FIFA World Cup™ has started, what do the two words ‘World Cup’ mean to you?It is the number one sport and event in the world and it is a special time for the players. It is a dream to play in a World Cup. Every kid in the…
FFAS President Faiivae Alex Godinet says it is an incredible honour for American Samoa to host this prestigious regional tournament.“After we hosted the OFC Champions League Preliminary last year in October, I felt we were ready to start hoting more OFC competitions,” Godinet, a member of the OFC Executive Committee, says.“So at our first OFC…
With home ground advantage, and the weight of expectant supporters on their side, football is just one of the sports Papua New Guinea is hoping to secure gold with.But with plenty of challengers, including 2011 defending champions New Caledonia, it won’t be an easy run for the hosts who finished outside of the top four…
OFC’s new mascot was the creation of Year 8 students from DAV Primary School in Ba, Fiji Islands. The classmates participated in the recent OFC Mascot Competition that was run through the OFC Just Play Programme, in conjunction with partners UNICEF and the Australian Sports Commission. OFC Head of Social Responsibility and International Relations, Franck…
FIFA World Cup™ West Germany 1974 This event was a momentous occasion for both Oceania and then Member Association Australia as they made their first appearance at this level of competition. The Socceroos shared their group with Chile and the two German teams, Germany DR and Germany FR. The Oceania representatives were defeated by Germany…
Now FIFA is giving you the chance to meet the referees who will be officiating at the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Brazil.Two referees will be representing Oceania and hoping to get as much time on the pitch as they possibly can.New Zealand’s Peter O’Leary and Tahiti’s Norbert Hauata will be flying the flags for their…
Sandwiched between tight losses to China and Croatia, the New Zealand U-20 side held five times FIFA U-20 World Cup champions Brazil to a scoreless draw in Chengdu City on Friday.The 18-year-old Sail, who plays for Central United in Auckland, was a key figure in the performances against China and Brazil and says the experience…
FIFA, the international governing body for football, have asked all Member Associations to ensure their regulations are in line with FIFA Statutes within the next three years. Michael Anderson, board member of New Zealand Football and chair of Northern Football, is part of a seven-member committee formed to guide the change process in New Zealand.“The…