Junior All Whites book early ticket to Turkey

New Zealand coach Chris Milicich was delighted to have sealed a return to the world stage and felt his charges were well worthy of their title.“Winning the tournament is what we expected to do but it’s still exciting, we have a good group to go into at the World Cup and once again New Zealand…

They have been forced to work hard for their previous three victories, including battling back from 2-0 down to beat New Caledonia on Monday. Today they face hosts Fiji with the knowledge that a win will see them successfully defend their regional title and thus qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013.oceaniafootball.com spoke…

Match Summary click hereSee below for all the play-by-play action.Starting line-ups:New Zealand: 20. Max CROCOMBE [GK], 2. Storm ROUX, 3. Bill TUILOMA, 4. Simon ARMS, 5. Luke ADAMS (c), 7. Cameron HOWIESON, 9. Hamish WATSON, 10. Tyler BOYD, 11. Louis FENTON, 15. Justin GULLEY, 17. Ryan THOMASSubstitutes: 1. Scott BASALAJ [GK], 6. Tom BISS, 8….

Match Summary click hereSee below for all the play-by-play action.Starting line-ups:New Caledonia: 1. Anthony AJAPUHNYA [GK], 2. Ernest MAPERI, 4. Jean-Brice WADRIAKO, 5. Aquilas WAHNAPO, 6.Fonzy RANCHAIN, 7. Ben MALAKAI, 8. Michel WASSIN, 9. Bernard WAELUA, 10. Jordy XALITE, 13. Jean-Pierre BOB, 14. Cedric DECOIRESubstitutes: 3. Matthieu PATRITTI, 11. Stephane TEIN-PADOM, 15. Geordy GONY, 16….

Quick and athletic, Matarerenga has the makings of a top rugby or sevens player, but his decision to follow the path into football comes down to passion and family.“My father used to play for the Fiji national team. I used to watch him play and it inspired me to choose football over rugby,” Matarerega says.“We…

The 17-year-old has plenty of experience in Oceania tournaments after helping Vanuatu to a fourth placing in the 2011 OFC U-17 Championship and now with the U-20 side in Lautoka, Fiji – but the upcoming season will mark his first showing in the region’s premier club tournament.“I have never participated in the Champions League but…

See below for all the play-by-play action.Starting line-ups:New Caledonia: 20. Steeve IXOEE [GK], 2. Judickael IXOEE, 6. Olivier DOKUNENGO (c), 7. Dominique WACALIE, 10. César LOLOHEA, 11. Bertrand KAI, 12. Roy KAYARA, 13. Noel KAUDRE, 14. Jean-Patrick WAKANUMUNE, 17. Joël WAKANUMUNE, 19. Georges GOPE-FENEPEJSubstitutes: 1. Rocky NYIKEINE [GK], 3. Emile BEARUNE, 4. Georges BEARUNE, 5….

The 24 competing teams learned the names of their opponents and the host citeis for their group stage matches, including the pairing for the opening match on 21 June at 6pm (local time), when Cuba will meet Korea Republic in Kayseri.Oceania’s representative has been drawn in Group F alongside Uzbekistan, Uruguay and Croatia with their…

See below for all the play-by-play action.Starting line-ups:Solomon Islands: 1. Samson KOTI [GK], 3. Arnold KENI, 6. David NAITORO, 7. Freddie KINI, 8. George WAGENA, 9. Benjamin TOTORI, 10. Himson TELEDA, 13. Leonard ROKOTO, 14. Paul HIRI, 16. Tutizama TANITO, 18. Henry FA’ARODO (c)Substitutes: 20. Leon FOX [GK], 2. Edika MAETA, 5. Coleman MAKAU, 4….

The winner of the tournament will qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is set to take place in Turkey from June 21 to July 13. Here’s a look at the action that’s in store across the two matches on the fourth day of the OFC U-20 Championship. New Caledonia vs. Papua New Guinea…