 Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six "continental" confederations of international football. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. Since the pullout of Australia in 2006, however, there has been a growing movement to abolish the relatively obscure OFC in favour of merging with the Asian Football Confederation. This is mainly opposed by nations whose rankings in the World Cup benefit from the equal treatment of each continental confederation despite disproportionate representation. Image File history File links Ofclogo-hqfl. ...
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Oceania is a geographical, often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands – mostly islands but often including Australia – in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. ...
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Asian Football Confederation Logo The 45 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Israel. ...
History The confederation was formed in 1966. The founding members were the Australian Soccer Federation (now Football Federation Australia), New Zealand Soccer, and the Fiji Football Association. In 1996 the OFC was confirmed as a full confederation and given a seat on the FIFA executive. In 1998, the OFC unveiled a new logo and an official magazine, entitled The Wave. On May 24, 2004, New Caledonia became the 12th member of the OFC. On January 1, 2006, Australia left the OFC and joined the Asian Football Confederation. Football Federation Australia (FFA) is the governing body for the sport of football (soccer) in Australia. ...
The New Zealand Soccer logo New Zealand Soccer Inc is the governing body for the sport of football (soccer) in New Zealand. ...
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known worldwide by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football and the largest sporting organization in the world. ...
A logotype (from the Greek λογότυπο), commonly known as a logo, is the graphic element, symbol, and icon of a trademark or brand, which is set in a special typeface or arranged in a particular way. ...
May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Asian Football Confederation Logo The 45 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Israel. ...
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Competitions The winner of the OFC Football World Cup Qualifiers were allowed to compete in a two-legged home-and-away playoff with the team ranked fifth in the South American qualifying competition for a place in the 2006 World Cup. Since 1996, OFC members also play for the OFC Nations Cup, which is held every second year. The Football World Cup 2006 - Oceania Qualification Groups are being held by the Oceania Football Confederation. ...
The South American football confederation, CONMEBOL represents ten teams affiliated to the sports world governing body, FIFA. All ten are taking part in Qualifying for the 2006 World Cup; the continent has been allocated 4. ...
The Oceania Cup is the biennial football competition held among the Oceanian nations. ...
The OFC also organises the Oceania Club Championship, though this competition has little prestige attached to it and serves primarily to determine the Oceania representative at the FIFA Club World Championship. The Oceania Club Championship or Oceania Champions Cup is the only international competition for clubs from nations in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). ...
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition contested between the leading clubs from all 6 continental confederations. ...
Of the federation's current teams, only New Zealand has ever competed on the world stage from the confederation, competing in the 1982 World Cup finals. Australia has also competed in the World Cup finals, in 1974 and 2006, but on the second occasion they did so after having formally left the confederation. Qualifying countries The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain by decision of FIFA in July 1966, in the same session where FIFA gave the right to host the 1974 and 1978 tournaments to, respectively, West Germany and Argentina. ...
Qualifying countries The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ...
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In the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, which doubled as the Oceania qualifying tournament for the 2006 World Cup, the Solomon Islands unexpectedly made the finals against Australia, knocking out New Zealand in the second group phase. Australia easily won the local competition, beating the Solomons 5:1 in Honiara and 6:0 in Sydney. The two teams met again in a two-legged World Cup qualifying final in September 2005 for the right to play the CONMEBOL representative for a place in the World Cup finals; Australia won 9:1 on aggregate (7:0 at home and 2:1 away) and progressed to the Oceania - South America playoff. Australia won this playoff against Uruguay on penalties after a 1:1 aggregate score after both legs of the playoff and after extra time, and qualified for the World Cup. The 2004 Oceania Nations Cup doubled as the qualification tournament to the 2006 Football World Cup, except the two-legged final (A separate playoff (between Australia and Solomon Islands) was held in September 2005, for World Cup Qualifying purposes). ...
The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ...
CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ...
The Football World Cup 2006 - Oceania - South America Qualification Playoff is a home and away playoff between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament (Australia) and the fifth placed team from the South American qualifying tournament. ...
World Cup Qualifiers Oceania has sent representatives to the World Cup three times: Australia in 1974 and 2006, and New Zealand in 1982. Neither Australia in 1974 nor New Zealand in 1982 progressed beyond the first round. OFC is the only FIFA confederation that does not have a guaranteed spot in the World Cup finals (a major reason for Australia's leaving the confederation in 2006 to join Asia). Between 1966 and 1982, OFC teams joined the Asian zone qualification tournament, while from 1986 onwards, the winners of the Oceanian zone qualification tournament have to enter the Intercontinental Play-offs against teams from other confederations in order to gain a spot in the World Cup finals. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
| World Cup | Qualifier(s) | Notes | | 1930-1962 | None | No teams from Oceania entered. | | 1966 | None | Entered in Asia. | | 1970 | None | Entered in Asia. | | 1974 | Australia | Entered in Asia. | | 1978 | None | Entered in Asia. | | 1982 | New Zealand | Entered in Asia. | | 1986 | None | Australia lost to Scotland in the Intercontinental Play-offs. This is the first World Cup where Oceania was its own continent and thus did not partake in Asian qualification. | | 1990 | None | Israel (who played in the Oceanian zone for political reasons) lost to Colombia in the Intercontinental Play-offs. | | 1994 | None | Australia beat Canada, then lost to Argentina in the Intercontinental Play-offs. | | 1998 | None | Australia lost to Iran in the Intercontinental Play-offs. | | 2002 | None | Australia lost to Uruguay in the Intercontinental Play-offs. | | 2006 | Australia | Australia beat Uruguay in the Intercontinental Play-offs. | - Total World Cup Finals appearances
The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...
In 1962 the Football World Cup returned to the continent of South America. ...
1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won in a controversial final beating West Germany 4-2. ...
The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ...
The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ...
The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ...
The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ...
The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ...
First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...
The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event two times. ...
The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ...
The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ...
The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...
The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ...
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The Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every four years (previously every two years) by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World...
The FIFA World Rankings is a system of ranking for international teams in [[football (nations of FIFA based on their performance in matches over the previous eight years, with the most successful teams being ranked highest. ...
The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. ...
This is a list of the mens national football (soccer) teams in the world. ...
| | | | | | | American Samoa | Cook Islands | Fiji | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Tahiti | Tonga | Vanuatu Asian Football Confederation Logo The 45 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Israel. ...
The Asian Cup is run by the Asian Football Confederation. ...
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The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. ...
CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ...
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main national soccer competition of the CONCACAF nations. ...
CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ...
The Copa América is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL nations. ...
The Oceania Cup is the biennial football competition held among the Oceanian nations. ...
UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ...
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship...
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Oceania is a geographical, often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands – mostly islands but often including Australia – in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. ...
The American Samoa Football (Soccer) Association (ASFA) is the governing body of football in American Samoa. ...
The New Zealand Soccer logo New Zealand Soccer Inc is the governing body for the sport of football (soccer) in New Zealand. ...
The Solomon Islands Football Federation is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation. ...
| | Australia ceased to be a member of OFC from 1 January 2006 when they joined AFC. | | | | | American Samoa | Cook Islands | Fiji | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Tahiti | Tonga | Vanuatu Asian Football Confederation Logo The 45 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Israel. ...
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Oceania is a geographical, often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands – mostly islands but often including Australia – in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. ...
First international Western Samoa 1 - 3 American Samoa (Apia, Western Samoa; August 20, 1983) (not FIFA sanctioned) Largest win American Samoa 3 - 0 Wallis & Futuna (Apia, Western Samoa; August 22, 1983) (not FIFA sanctioned) Worst defeat Australia 31 - 0 American Samoa (Coffs Harbour, Australia; April 11, 2001) World Cup Appearances...
First International Tahiti 30 - 0 Cook Islands (Papeete, Tahiti; September 2, 1971) Largest win Cook Islands 3 - 0 American Samoa (Papeete, Tahiti; June 12, 2000) Worst defeat Tahiti 30 - 0 Cook Islands (Papeete, Tahiti; September 2, 1971) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - OFC Nations Cup Appearances 2...
First International New Caledonia 2 - 0 New Zealand (Nouméa, New Caledonia; Sept. ...
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First International New Caledonia 4 - 0 Papua New Guinea (Nouméa, New Caledonia; December 15, 1966) Largest win Papua New Guinea 20 - 0 American Samoa (Nouméa, New Caledonia; December 15, 1987) Worst defeat Malaysia 10 - 1 Papua New Guinea (Jakarta, Indonesia; June ?, 1976) Australia 11 - 2 Papua New Guinea...
First International Fiji 6 - 0 Solomon Islands (Fiji; December 15, 1963) Largest win Solomon Islands 17 - 0 Wallis & Futuna (Papua New Guinea; September ??, 1991) Worst defeat Tahiti 18 - 0 Solomon Islands (Fiji; December 17, 1963) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - OFC Nations Cup Appearances 5 (First in...
First International Tahiti 2 - 2 New Zealand (Papeete, Tahiti; September 21, 1952) Largest win Tahiti 30 - 0 Cook Islands (Papeete, Tahiti; September 2, 1971) Worst defeat New Zealand 10 - 0 Tahiti (Adelaide, Australia; June 4, 2004) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - OFC Nations Cup Appearances 7 (First...
| | Australia ceased to be a member of OFC from 1 January 2006 when they joined AFC. | | | | | FIFA | Women's World Cup | Algarve Cup | Women's World Rankings | Women's Player of the Year | Teams Asian Football Confederation Logo The 45 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Israel. ...
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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known worldwide by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football and the largest sporting organization in the world. ...
The FIFA Womens World Cup is the most important competition in international football for women. ...
The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in womens football (soccer), held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994. ...
The FIFA Womens World Rankings for football (soccer) were introduced in July 2003 as a follow-on to the existing FIFA World Rankings for men. ...
The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. ...
This is a list of national football (soccer) teams in womens football, arranged alphabetically. ...
| | | | | | | FIFA | Club World Championship | Intercontinental Cup | CWC/IC statistics | Player of the Year | Teams Asian Football Confederation Logo The 45 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Israel. ...
The AFC Womens Championship is a biannual competition in womens football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). ...
CAF Logo The 53 member Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: Confédération Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations as well as the African Champions League. ...
CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ...
The CONCACAF Womens Gold Cup, the CONCACAF championship competition, takes place every other year. ...
CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ...
UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ...
The UEFA Womens Championship is the main competition in womens football (soccer) between national teams of the UEFA region. ...
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A football team is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a football game, be it Association football (soccer), Rugby union, Rugby league, Australian Rules football, American football, Gaelic football, or other version of football. ...
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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known worldwide by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football and the largest sporting organization in the world. ...
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition contested between the leading clubs from all 6 continental confederations. ...
1980-2004 Logo The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores in a match played each year, from 1980...
Statistics including both European/South American Cup (until 2004) and FIFA Club World Championship (2000 and 2005 on), see Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Championship Statistics. ...
The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. ...
This is a partial list of football (soccer) clubs from all over the world sorted by home country. ...
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