FIFA inspect host stadium

But it was a different stadium attracting the attention of an inspection delegation from FIFA led by FIFA senior manager of futsal and beach soccer competitions Jaime Yarza.The FIFA group were instead focusing on Stade Tahua To’ata, also in Papeete, which will host all of the World Cup matches during the competition which runs from…

El Salvador overcame an early 1-0 deficit against Panama to create history as Jairo Henriquez scored twice and Jose Pena once in a 3-1 victory.Just 24 hours earlier Cuba had created a slice of history in their match, outlasting Costa Rica to reach their maiden U-20 World Cup.Forward Arichel Hernandez proved the headline act in…

The Cooperation and Development Agreement is set to accelerate the development of young players through the establishment and improvement of youth academies in OFC member associations, based on the successful APFA model, and already two countries are set to reap the benefits in 2013.OFC technical director Patrick Jacquemet last week accompanied APFA director of football…

Among those teams are Fiji, hosts of this year’s tournament being held from 21-29 March, a side looking to make the most of their home advantage.The final squad will be announced in March and Fiji U-20 team director Tarunesh Reddy says while it is still early days for the squad they are confident they have…

The first two matches were played at the Jardin de Paofai with the Tiki Toa dominating the first to win 8-3. France put up a strong challenge in the second, matching Tahiti goal-for-goal before the talismanic Teva Zaveroni scored what has been labelled the ‘goal of the series’ to seal a 5-4 victory.The third and…