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Australia against Uruguay in Stadium Australia, during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off . Association football is a popular sport in Oceania in terms of participation. The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of six association football confederations [9] under the auspices of FIFA, the international governing body of the sport.
The second edition of the Oceania Cup took place in 1980 in New Caledonia, at that time not a FIFA member. Australia played the final match in Nouméa and defeated Tahiti, 4–2. The tournament was characterised by a poor result for New Zealand: out in the group stage losing against Tahiti (3–1) and Fiji (4–0).
2005 Australia vs New Zealand soccer friendly. New Zealand in predominant white. New Zealand in predominant white. From 1966 to the end of 2005 the two countries competed in the Oceania Football Confederation and a New Zealand club side has played against Australian clubs in the professional soccer A-League since 2005–06 .
The OFC has little influence in the wider football world, either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title, the best result being Australia making the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Each continent has at least one major continental Games; the Asian Games are held for athletes in Asia; In Africa, the African Games perform the same continental function, and in the Americas, the largest multi-sport event that fits the description is the Pan American Games; countries in Oceania compete in the Pacific Games, while Europe has ...
This is a list of top-division association football clubs in OFC countries. OFC is the football confederation that oversees the sport in Oceania . The OFC is made up of 11 full members and 3 associate members.
The World DanceSport Federation released its world ranking list, saying in a statement Tuesday that Gunn secured the top spot after she came in first place at the 2023 Oceania Continental ...
Pages in category "Lists of sports events in Australia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... List of marathon races in Oceania;