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FIFA World Cup trophy arrives Sunday

21 September 2013
FIFA World Cup trophy arrives Sunday

The trophy will arrive in Port Vila , on the morning of September 22 , at Bauerfield International Airport which will be followed by a welcome ceremony by Vanuatu Government Minister of Sport Hon. Tony Wright.On Monday 23 September 2013 the trophy be on exhibit for the Excellency President of the Republic of Vanuatu and…

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20 September 2013
Omikirio ready for victory

That experience counts for something which is the mind-set Bilikiki coach Gideon Omokirio has adopted as the side approaches their opening encounter against the Netherlands, a side making their debut on the World stage today.Omokirio rose to fame in his home country as a defender in the youth team that delivered the country’s first win…

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20 September 2013
Historic evening on the sand for Oceania

Hosts Tahiti lit up the 2013 edition with a lively 3-2 win against United Arab Emirates in front of a raucous Papeete crowd.It wasn’t easy for the locals however, as they were made to work hard for all three points.Opening with a rousing pre-match Polynesian Haka they took that energy into the opening period, and…

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20 September 2013
NZ ‘A’ named for Phoenix clash

Glen Moss, Andrew Durante, Jeremy Brockie, and Leo Bertos have been named to face their current club, while fellow established internationals Ivan Vicelich and Tony Lochhead are joined by several players looking to catch Herbert’s eye with the FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil Playoff in mind. Aaron Clapham and Jake Butler will again be given…

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20 September 2013
Players trial for elite academy

OFC Coach/Mentor for Papua New Guinea Mike Keeney, who is also acting manager at the academy, says after being postponed twice the trials were eventually held for U-17 and U-15 players.“We had players from seven different schools from Lae and set up matches between the school teams,” Keeney says.The teams were 7v7 plus goalkeepers with…

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20 September 2013
World Cup trophy tours Oceania

The third edition of the trophy tour launched in Brazil on 12 September a top Corcovado mountain, one of the highest points in the city of Rio de Janeiro with the Maracana stadium in the distance.After Brazil Tahiti is the second country, from a list of 88 to be visited during the 267-day duration of…

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19 September 2013
Bennett rides high on new wave of local stars

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…

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19 September 2013
Tahiti 2013 earns thumbs-up

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…

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19 September 2013
Inactivity doesn’t hamper movement

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…

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19 September 2013
History beckons for Oceania duo

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….

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