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OFC Nations Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Oceania Cup is the biennial football competition held among the Oceanian nations. It has been held every two years since 1996 by the Oceania Football Confederation; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals. Participating nations are Australia, New Zealand and various Pacific Islands. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/OFC_Nations_Cup   (196 words)

Football World Cup 2006 (qualification OFC) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This qualifying tournament also doubled as the Oceania Nations Cup 2004, except for the final play-off stage. Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 World Cup qualification rounds for Oceania. 12 teams took part, competing not for a place in the World Cup, but for a place in an Intercontinental Play-off against the fifth ranked team from South America. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_World_Cup_2006_-_Oceania_Qualification_Groups   (291 words)

ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. Euro 2004, champion's league, premiership football, bundesliga, serie a, j-league. Oceania's top two will also meet later this year for the right to represent the region at the 2005 Confederations Cup. Schwarzer is expected to be named in the 23-man squad for the Nations Cup, which will include most of the 20-man outfit involved in the Turkey series. Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Fiji are the other teams in the Oceania Nations tournament. www.wldcup.com /news/2004May/20040525_24370_world_soccer.html   (419 words)

Nauru national soccer team - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography However it is not a member of the OFC or FIFA and hence does not participate in official competitions such as World Cup qualifying. On October 2, 1994 the Nauruan national football team played a friendly match in Denigomodu against a team from the Solomon Islands, a match recognized by the OFC. The Nauru national soccer team is an international team from the Republic of Nauru. www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Nauru_national_football_team   (235 words)

Encyclopedia: Football World Cup Even traditionally "weaker" nations have been successful during their spell as hosts, most recently South Korea, who made it to the semifinals while hosting the 2002 World Cup. The 2014 World Cup, which FIFA has earmarked for South America, is expected to be held in Brazil as CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, has already backed it as their choice. The first Asian teams to make it to the semi-finals was at the 2002 World Cup, when South Korea and Turkey both did this (Turkey is however a member of the UEFA, and thus sometimes considered a European country when it comes to football). www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Football-World-Cup   (6322 words)

Socceroos Realm - The OFC - The Obsolete Football Confederation: Story of Oceania's World Cup betrayal, and then ultimately, World Cup oblivion. It shows up in their nations cup where they invite teams outside the region to make up the numbers.Travel might be a slight concern with such a link, but clever scheduling on double-date international windows would reduce that factor. That final Oceania phase was going to be a six team home and away league system, but in light of having no direct spot now, it maybe restored to the previous system of two tournament pools played in two countries with the winners of each pool playing off to determine the Oceania winner. Oceania president Basil Scarscella learnt of the motion from Blatter himself, and pleaded for mercy at the meeting. www.alphalink.com.au /~warrior/edowcx.htm   (14181 words)

African Cup of Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. In the first African Cup of Nations in 1957, there were only three participating nations: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. It has been held every two years since 1968, and before that was held at irregular intervals. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_Nations_Cup   (230 words)

Boston.com / Sports / Soccer / Cities picked as Confederations Cup hosts They will be joined by the winners of the AFC Asian Cup 2004, the 2004 Copa America, the OFC Nations Cup 2004 (Oceania) and Euro 2004. The eight-nation field includes Germany (host), Brazil (defending World Cup champion), Tunisia (2004 African Cup of Nations champ) and Mexico (winner of the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup). If Brazil wins the 2004 Copa America, the losing finalist will also take part in the Confederations Cup. www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2004/06/07/cities_picked_as_confederations_cup_hosts   (180 words)

Germany to Host Confederation Soccer Cup Culture & Lifestyle Deutsche Welle 19.03.2004 Germany's World Cup in 2006 will be the biggest ever after governing body FIFA approved an enlargement plan increasing the number of teams from 32 to 36. The Cup is also an opportunity for the regional champions to come together and challenge each other for the right to claim the inter-continental crown. It is the play-off competition for the champions of champions, bringing together the ruling nations from the world's soccer federations in a continental showdown. www.dw-world.de /english/0,3367,1441_A_1147544_1_A,00.html   (656 words)

Germany World Cup 2006 News :: Soccerphile 04 Fifa is planning to implement a three-and-a-half-week break for players ahead of the 2006 World Cup in an attempt to ease the strain on top player burn-out, which has lead to a number of players retiring early from international soccer. The World Cup 2006 official mascots have been unveiled in a ceremony in Leipzig, November 13, and they are Goleo VI, a human-size lion puppet designed by the US-based Jim Henson Company, the producers of the successful puppet show 'The Muppets", and Pille a talking soccer ball that possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the game. Germany's World Cup Organizing Committee chairman, Franz Beckenbauer has hinted that new coach Jurgen Klinsmann would prefer Germany not to play in the opening match of the 2006 World Cup in Munich and reigning World champions Brazil take their place instead to give the German team 3 extra days to prepare for the tournament. www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/wc2006/world-cup-news/index04.html   (3478 words)

CNN.com - Germany to host Confederations Cup - Mar 18, 2004 Last year's CONCACAF Gold Cup champions Mexico will compete along with the winners of the Asian Cup, Copa America, the Oceania Nations Cup champions and the Euro 2004 victors. Last year's Confederations Cup in France was won by the host nation but was marred by the death of Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe, who collapsed on the pitch during a semi-final against Colombia. FIFA President Sepp Blatter said: "The Confederations Cup is a wonderful competition because it is a symbol of solidarity between the confederations. cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/03/18/fifa.confederations   (302 words)

Planet World Cup - 2006 - Oceania qualifiers preview Apr 25 2004 The Fijians had a shocking (by their standards) Oceania Nations Cup in 2002 but last year they bounced back with victory at the South Pacific Games. The system in place for the first stage of Oceania World Cup qualifiers is a definite improvement from the one used in the 2002 cycle. In fact, four of the 12 teams in the up-coming Oceania qualifiers are not fully independent nations. www.planetworldcup.com /CUPS/2006/oceania_p01.html   (3088 words)

New Page 1 Stage 2 also doubles as the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup with the top two advancing to the play-off on 9 and 13 October 2004 to decide the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup winner and the right to represent Oceania at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. Three European referees are amongst the team of match officials that will officiate at the 2004 OFC Nations Cup (Oceania World Cup Qualifying Tournament - Stage 2) to be held in Adelaide from 29 May - 6 June. Featured at the tournament are Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Vanuatu with the top two teams progressing to the OFC Nations Cup Final to be played in October 2004. www.sasf.com.au /TS/news/may28001.htm   (652 words)

Port Vila Presse Online Vanuatu News: Futsal The national side failed to qualify for the Oceania Nations Cup playoff in June despite winning the South Pacific Games gold medal last year. The national futsal squad is preparing hard to face its first challenge in the upcoming Oceania World Cup qualifying round in Australia. Australia qualified for the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Vanuatu in the final match of the Oceania qualifying tournament at the AIS Arena here tonight. www.news.vu /en/affiliate/futsal.rss   (610 words)

Fed Cup - News Article A total of 90 nations are entered in the Fed Cup 2004. The criteria for seeding, used by the Fed Cup Committee, includes the ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking, rankings of players likely to participate, experience on different surfaces, past performances in the competition, experience in doubles and other relevant criteria. Nations (11): Algeria, Angola, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Kenya*, Lesotho, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Namibia*, Norway, Tunisia. www.fedcup.com /news/newsarticle.asp?id=10291   (474 words)

International Tournaments A picture of the World Cup Trophy held up by Didier Deschamps when France won in 1998 is shown below. International tournaments are an important part of soccer showcasing the world's best players in their national team colours, playing for the pride of their country. If this is not possible, as the player does not play for a top nation, the game of soccer and the individual both miss out. endlesssoccer.tripod.com /internationals/internationals.htm   (132 words)

Print Article: Kewell makes Socceroos a priority Socceroos superstar Harry Kewell has won his third Oceania Player of the Year award and has refuted claims that he was not prepared to return to Australia to play matches against Pacific Island minnow nations during World Cup qualifying tournaments. US-based New Zealander Ryan Nelsen (the man who scored the All Whites shock winner when New Zealand beat a third-string Socceroos team 1-0 to win the Oceania Nations Cup 18 months ago) was third, with 22 votes. Kewell's hat-trick of Oceania awards puts him in line with legendary New Zealander Wynton Rufer, who spent the bulk of his career playing at the highest level in Germany. www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2004/02/09/1076175106306.html   (440 words)

WSW Oceania-OFC Such is the strength (weakness?) of the women's game in the rest of the Oceania Confederation, that it virtually assures our trans-tasman rival places at both the Olympic Games in Athens in August, and the Under-19 Women's World Cup Finals in Thailand in November. New Zealand Soccer is committed to making a full-scale assault on qualifying for the 2007 World Cup Finals in China, and realise that they need to provide the female footballing fraternity with the necessary experience to conquer their nemesis Australia, and prove competitive at the finals. New Zealand¹s soccer stars are experiencing mixed emotions at receiving news from New Zealand Soccer that they will not be taking part in the Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament in March. www.womensoccer.com /refs/ofc-refs/ofc-nzfuture_31jan04.html   (1650 words)

Football World Cup 2006 - Oceania Qualificati... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Search for "Football World Cup 2006 - Oceania Qualificati..." in... We don't have an article called "Football World Cup 2006 - Oceania Qualificati..." Wait a few minutes, or check the deletion log. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_World_Cup_2006_-_Oceania_Qualificati...   (43 words)

rediff.com sports: Oceania recommends changes to World Cup qualifiers New Zealand said they would boycott the Olympic qualifiers because they clashed with the proposed dates for the Oceania Nations Cup where they will defend their title. The Oceania Football Confederation has announced it plans to increase the number of qualifying matches it plays if the region is awarded an automatic place for the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany. If Oceania is granted a spot, OFC officials said they would have to change the existing qualifying process to ensure enough matches were played. www.rediff.com /sports/2002/sep/19oce.htm   (411 words)

Sports Australia - Soccer News Article: Socceroos to play Germany in Confederations Cup opener [Nov 2, 2004] Other teams participating in the Confederations Cup will be host nation Germany, World Champions Brazil, European champions Greece, African Cup of Nations winners Tunisia, Asian Cup champions Japan, CONCACAF Gold Cup victors Mexico and Argentina will represent South America having finished runner-up to Brazil in the Copa America. Australia has an impressive record at the FIFA Confederations Cup having competed in the tournament on two previous occasions finishing runners-up in 1997 in Saudi Arabia, and in third place at the tournament held in Korea/Japan four years ago. Australia will have the honour of facing host nation Germany in the opening match of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup after being drawn in pool A of the tournament this morning. www.sportsaustralia.com /articles/nov04/artid2233.html   (400 words)

D.C. United - Roster - Player Bio The Kiwi missed three games due to national team duty with New Zealand playing in the Oceania Nations Cup in July. He also played with New Zealand National Team in Tahiti at the Confederation Cup in the summer of 2000. As part of United's revamped three-man back line, he was a vocal leader on both ends of the pitch, helping anchor the defense and becoming involved in the attack. dcunited.mlsnet.com /MLS/players/bio.jsp?team=dcu&player=nelsen_r&playerId=nel593274   (998 words)

Neil Jones and Tony Lochhead Both Named to New Zealand's World Cup Squad for the Upcoming Nations Cup and World Cup Qualifying :: Lochhead and Jones will report to the All Whites camp in late May; The cap will be Lochhead's second and Jones' first. Santa Barbara, Calif. - New Zealand Soccer announced two weeks ago the 23-man roster for the upcoming 2004 Nations Cup and the 2006 World Cup Qualifying and among those names were UC Santa Barbara student athletes Neil Jones (Auckland, NZ) and Tony Lochhead (Tauranga, NZ). Lochhead, Jones and the rest of the team report to camp in Adelaide, New Zealand on May 26th, with the Oceania Nations Cup beginning on May 29th and running through June 6th. Both players are coming off a successful campaign with New Zealand's Olympic Squad that was within one goal of qualifying for the 2004 Games. www.cstv.com /sports/m-soccer/stories/051004aaf.html   (505 words)

oceania qualifying for confed cup in the demo it has the runner up qualifying for it, but it should be the winner of the Oceania nations cup that qualifies for the cup does anyone know if the ocieana qualifying for confed cup has been fixed? community.sigames.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/503206905/m/696207985/xsl/print_topic   (58 words)

WORLD CUP 2006 - OCEANIA QUALIFYING The remaining ten nations (* - including provisional member New Caledonia) were divided into five pots based on FIFA World Ranking of 22 October 2003 with New Caledonia ranked 6th (8th including Australia and New Zealand) based on their result at the 2002 OFC Nations Cup. In Stage II the six nations play a tournament at a single venue. The top two sides advance to a play-off, with the winner advancing to play the fifth-placed South American nation for a spot in the finals. members.iinet.net.au /~jafa1/F/WC2006_OFC.htm   (195 words)

SI.com - Soccer - Draw to be held for Confederations Cup - Sunday October 31, 2004 12:46PM The other four teams are African Cup of Nations champion Tunisia, Asian champion Japan, Oceania winner Australia and Mexico, which captured the Gold Cup. SI.com - Soccer- Draw to be held for Confederations Cup - Sunday October 31, 2004 12:46PM FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Host Germany and World Cup champion Brazil are seeded for Monday's draw for next year's Confederations Cup, a dress rehearsal for the 2006 World Cup. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/10/31/bc.soc.confederationscu.ap   (254 words)

FutbolPlanet.de - Germany - World Cup 2006 - Oceania Qualifying Final, in a Home and Away match, of the Oceania Nations Cup 2004. Round / Oceania Nations Cup 2004 - 1. - Tournament also doubles as Oceania Nations Cup 2004 - 1. www.futbolplanet.de /world/world_cup_2006_oceania.htm   (142 words)

FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association Hosts Germany and world champions Brazil will be joined by six more countries in the "festival of champions": Argentina (2004 Copa America finalists), Greece (European champions 2004), Mexico (2003 Gold Cup winners), Tunisia (2004 African Cup of Nations champions), Japan (2004 Asian Cup winners) and Australia (Oceania Nations Cup winners). Chuck Blazer, the chairman of the FIFA Organising Committee for the Confederations Cup, is already looking forward to the event: "In terms of the participating teams, the Confederations Cup has never been so attractive. Fans will be able to watch eight of the best teams in the world a year before the FIFA World Cup™." Franz Beckenbauer, President of the German Local Organising Committee (LOC), added: "It will be a wonderful opportunity for the fans to get a taste of a World Cup atmosphere in the stadiums. www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,103573,00.html   (723 words)

Viewpoint The 2006 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw for the Oceania Zone was confirmed in Frankfurt on December 5. Under the system and format proposed by the Oceania Football Confederation and approved by FIFA, the two groups will each play a round-robin tournament under a league system format sometime in March/April 2004 (dates and venues to be confirmed). Dates in May/June 2004 have been proposed with the exact dates to be confirmed soon. www.postcourier.com.pg /20031209/sport04   (181 words)

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