Oceania

BMO and FIFA today announced the bank has been named as an Official Supporter of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in North America. The partnership represents the bank’s commitment to equity in sport, eliminating barriers to inclusion and helping to grow the game, reinforcing BMO as The Bank of …

20,000km separates Auckland and Lisbon, but distance and inevitable jet lag were not going to stop Emma Evans being part of the FIFA Coach Mentorship Programme, when a second workshop kicked off one month ago today. Evans has worked for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the last 4 ½ …

Fiji will play host to the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2023, kicking off this week. Ten nations from across the region will compete across three groups (one of four teams, two of three) to be crowned champions. Off the back of a hugely successful inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in …

Vanuatu edged Mongolia 1-0 to end their Intercontinental Cup 2023 campaign on a positive note at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, June 15. While Vanuatu finished with three points from as many matches, Mongolia have only one point to show from their drawn encounter against Lebanon. The result …

The draw for the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier 2023 has been confirmed today at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament will take place across three venues in Auckland, The Trusts Arena, Go Media Stadium Mt Smart and North Harbour Stadium, …

FIFA has awarded free-to-air rights to next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to the Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL). The deal means that PCBL will distribute the tournament to 24 free-to-air broadcasters in the Pacific islands and will ensure that at least one match …

The Indian senior men’s team edged Vanuatu 1-0 to book their place in the Intercontinental Cup Final on Monday, June 12 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. It was the Blue Tigers’ seventh straight win on home soil, a run that includes six clean sheets. After a dominating 80 minutes …

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has concluded a busy visit to New Caledonia and Vanuatu ahead of the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Secretary General conducted a two-day visit to French-speaking New Caledonia on Sunday, following a first stop in Vanuatu. The Francophone nation …