Oceania Football

The odds are heavily stacked against the Fijian national men's soccer team when they go up against New Zealand in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Oceania Qualifiers in Wellington.

Teaonui Tehau is a star of beach, grass and court, and has shared his best memories with Tahiti on the field with his family.

OFC Professional League manager Stuart Larman says it was a significant response, with the new league set to kick off in January 2026.

The Vanuatu and Solomon Islands national women's soccer teams are going all out to learn what they can at this week's PacificAus Sports supported competition in Canberra. Audio

For the first time in Oceania Football Confederation history, an all-female officiating team took charge of the recent OFC Men's Champions League Qualifying tournament in the Cook Islands.

Oceania Football says eight teams will be finalised in September and given licenses to compete in the league, which is set to kick off in January.

The Eastern Suburbs Football Cub in Auckland is excited about their two Fijian signings ahead of the 2025 Northern League season.

Thomas Dunn and Sterling Vasconcellos have joined the Eastern Suburbs AFC in Auckland in search of opportunities to develop their football skills and talents.

The Samoa under-17 women's team is determined to be one of the best prepared teams from Oceania to ever travel to a FIFA World Cup.

Eight of the very best clubs in the Pacific will meet in Solomon Islands next year aiming to be crowned the kings of Oceania football.

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The Vanuatu captain says New Zealand plays another level of football, after his side was thrashed 8-1 in the second Group B FIFA World Cup 2026 OFC Qualifiers on Frida night.

Tahiti scored three second-half goals to beat Samoa at FMG Stadium in Hamilton on Friday evening in the Group B clash.

The Oceania winner will qualify for the FIFA World Cup '26, while the runner-up will get the chance to qualify through a play-off round.

The top two teams from the group will qualify for the semifinals in New Zealand in March 2025, to meet the top two Group B teams.

Hosts Solomon Islands will be joined by Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tahiti fo the weeklong competition in Honiara, starting 22 October.

Brian Kaltak is still pinching himself and can't even find the words to describe the football fairytale that has changed his life forever.

The fight for Oceania's representative at the 2026 FIFA World Cup starts in September, with the winner gaining automatic qualification.

New Caledonia and New Zealand have qualified for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2025 in Chile after they came out victorious over Fiji and Solomon Islands in the OFC U19 Men's Championship semifinals in Apia.

Papua New Guinea football champions Hekari United have taken on two Brazilian players for the OFC Men's Champions League in Tahiti, which kicks off on Saturday.