Oceania Football

Opinion - The All Whites have the best of everything: the infrastructure, governance, financial backing, and top players, writes Iliesa Tora.

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.

The Solomon Islands national women's football team and Koloale FC star player has joined New Caledonia's champion side AS Feminine.