The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
Ivan Robert Vicelich is a former New Zealand professional footballer.
The New Zealand women's national football team is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). They are nicknamed the Football Ferns.
The OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup is the main championship for beach soccer in Oceania, contested between the senior men's national teams of the members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). It is the sport's version of the better known OFC Nations Cup in association football.
Daniel Ellensohn is an association football striker from New Zealand who currently plays for Samoa based League side Kiwi FC. He has also been known to DJ, with popular London clubs Gigalum and Ministry of Sound hosting him.
Ria Dawn Percival is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur. Born in England, she plays for the New Zealand women's national team. She previously played for FFC Frankfurt and FF USV Jena of the Bundesliga, FC Basel in the Swiss league and West Ham United.
Katie Cherie Duncan is a former New Zealand footballer who played most recently for Auckland United in 2022 and the New Zealand national team. Currently she is head coach at Auckland United FC Premier Women's Reserve coach.
Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn is a New Zealand former professional soccer player who represented New Zealand between 2004 and 2018. A prolific scorer, she is the country's all-time top scorer and the highest scoring international for the Oceania Football Confederation.
Daniel Koprivcic is a retired footballer who played for Auckland City and Waitakere United in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC). He scored many goals for former clubs Waitakere United and Auckland City in not only the national league but the Oceania Champions League. He holds the record as the only player to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup six times.
The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Europe qualifier is a beach soccer championship that takes place to determine the nations who will represent Europe at the upcoming edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. It is contested between the senior men's national teams of the members of UEFA.
The 2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship took place from 23 February to 26 February 2011, in Papeete, Tahiti, It acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. This was the third time the island had hosted the competition, following the 2006 and 2009 tournaments in Moorea. Only the winners of the tournament, Tahiti, qualified to play in the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The Solomon Islands were the favorites, having won the last 3 other qualifying championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009, but surprisingly lost in the final to Tahiti, despite beating them in the group stage. This means for the first time since 2005, the Solomon Islands will not be representing Oceania at the world cup.
The 2009 OFC Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC) was the third beach soccer championship for Oceania, held from late July, in Moorea, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The Solomon Islands won the championship and moved on to play in the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 27 July to 31 July. 4 Oceanian teams played a group stage. The first 2 played each other for the only ticket to the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. 3rd and 4th place played each other for the 3rd place in the final standing.
Sarah Joelle Gregorius, is an association football player who has represented New Zealand at international level. She plays for AFC Amsterdam since August 2021.
The 2007 OFC Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC) was the second beach soccer championship for Oceania, held from late August to early September, in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. The Solomon Islands won the championship and moved on to play in the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2 to 11 November.
Tahiti national beach soccer team represents Tahiti or French Polynesia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FTF and the FFF, the governing body for football in Tahiti. In contrast to the fortunes of the association football team, Tahiti's beach soccer has, since 2011, been one of the strongest teams in world beach soccer. The team made history at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by becoming the first Pacific nation to qualify for the knockout stages of an international FIFA tournament. At the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti beat Italy in a penalty shootout to become the first Pacific nation to ever make it to a final in a FIFA tournament. They followed this up with another appearance in the 2017 final.
The Cook Islands national beach soccer team represents the Cook Islands in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association, the governing body for football in the Cook Islands.
Bill Poni Tuiloma is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer.
Kilifi Uele is a Tongan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veitongo and the Tonga national football team.
Anonga Nardu Tisam is a retired Cook Islands international footballer, of Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea decent. He was born in Papua New Guinea and brought up there before relocating to the Cook Islands with his parents in the early 90s. He is the brother of fellow international footballers Nathan Tisam and Tuka Tisam.
Joe Zen Robert Bell is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eliteserien club Viking and the New Zealand national team.
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