Oceania

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has made history as the biggest Women’s sporting event in the world, reaching new highs for participating teams and audience attendance. It was also the first time FIFA has implemented safeguarding in a major tournament. The World Cup being hosted in the Oceania region …

The FIFA Fan Festivals in the nine host cities for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup capped of a month of football and family fun with tens of thousands cheering Spain to victory around Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. From the moment the tournament kicked off on July 20, the …

The Beyond Greatness Community Football Tournament, played on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House, brought FIFA Legends together with forty local female footballers. All for two good causes. FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that FIFA has donated $50,000 AUD to one charity from Australia, and $50,000 AUD to one …

Gianni Infantino has said that the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has transformed the face of women’s football and appealed to governments, member associations, broadcasters and media to help keep the momentum going towards equality once the tournament ends on Sunday. Speaking at the opening of the Second FIFA Women’s …

FIFA has launched two separate invitations to tender (ITT) in Australia today for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26 and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027. The respective tenders also allow for the opportunity to bid for the FIFA World Cup 2030 and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2031. …

The first-ever FIFA Fan Festival at a FIFA Women’s World Cup have been a resounding success and on Monday night celebrated welcoming more than 500,000 fans across all host cities. Ashleigh Gell from Sydney/Gadigal was left stunned as she was invited onto the stage at the FIFA Fan Festival in …

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand is capturing the hearts and minds of football fans not only in the two co-host countries but across the globe. At the end of the Group Stage, records have been broken in areas as diverse as ticket sales, broadcast …

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) can confirm that American Samoa has withdrawn from the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier 2023. The tournament will take place from August 27 to September 9, to be hosted in Auckland across three venues; The Trusts Arena, Go Media Stadium Mt Smart and North Harbour Stadium. …

During his address to the Oceania Football Confederation Congress in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 19, 2023, FIFA President Gianni Infantino stated his intention to visit a number of the Oceania Football Confederation’s Member Associations (MAs) during the FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. To date, Mr …

Gianni Infantino has made a historic visit to the Cook Islands, becoming the first FIFA President to visit the country where FIFA Forward funds are boosting football development. During his visit, Gianni Infantino stressed that the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, being staged in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, belongs …