World Cup trophy tours Oceania

The Tiki Toa players have been catapulted into an unlikely level of local stardom and are now regulars in the domestic press, while their images adorn posters all over the French Polynesian capital. Locals suggest that the Beach Soccer national team stars are more famous than the grass counterparts who famously won last year’s OFC…

Cusco, also Beach Soccer Worldwide Executive Vice-President, is incredibly excited by the upcoming showpiece of beach soccer which he believes is set to take the game to a new level, setting all new standards both in Oceania and around the World.“The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup represents a grand opportunity for us to bring this…

Despite only New Zealand’s All Whites having played any matches in the last month, they have slipped ten spots while Tahiti, Solomon Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Cook Islands have improved their placing on the table.Samoa has made the biggest move up 11 spots to 177 in the World while the other countries have…

The host nation kicks off its campaign with a tough encounter against UAE at To’ata Stadium in Papeete, while fellow Oceanians Solomon Islands tackle tournament debutants the Netherlands.“Both teams have had contrasting preparations. Solomon Islands are going to their fifth Beach Soccer World Cup but they’ve had very little in the way of preparatory matches….

The Tiki Toa’s two pre-tournament friendlies provided the opportunity to test the stadium and logistics the LOC has put in place and, straightforward as ever, Davio has announced that everything is ready.“On the organisation as a whole and the arrangement of the stadium, I can say that the LOC is well prepared,” Davio says.“The teams…

The final and game for third place will be held on September 28.In results from last Saturday, women’s FFAS National Cup holders Black Roses retained their hardware in a nil-all draw against league-leading Utulei Youth during their Round 8 match.In Round 7 games it was PanSa 3, Atu’u Broncos 0; Kiwi Soccers 6, Ilaoa &…

The two brothers are internationalists in no less than three sporting codes – football, beach soccer and rugby union. Sons of a fisherman from Luaniua in the Lord Howe Islands in the northern most tip of Solomon Islands, both Marie and Laua agree sport adds great value to their quality of life.“Sports makes a great…

Chung, who arrived in French Polynesia alongside FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke, described the excitement ahead of two weeks of exhilarating beach soccer action.“From my observation the LOC and the federation have done a wonderful job of preparing for this historic tournament.“Not only is the host nation ready for action but we have two of…