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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (OFC)
The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) selected New Zealand national football team, New Zealand to compete in a two-legged home-and-away playoff against Bahrain national football team, Bahrain, the fifth-place team from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. (Oceania is the only confederation that does not have an automatic place in the finals.) Its final round that doubled with the qualifiers was the 2008 OFC Nations Cup. Consequently, New Zealand is also considered the OFC Nations Cup champion, entered the playoffs, and represented the OFC in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. This was the first OFC World Cup qualifying campaign since Australia men's national soccer team, Australia's move from the OFC to the AFC. Format The first phase began at the 2007 Pacific Games, 2007 Pacific Games in Samoa, with the Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games, football tournament doubling as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osea Vakatalesau
Osea Vakatalesau (born 15 January 1986) is a Fijian Association football, footballer who plays for Lautoka F.C., Nadroga and the Fiji national football team, Fiji national team. International career Nicknamed ''Ozzy'', he participated in Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games, South Pacific Games 2007 (where he was the tournament's top goalscorer with 10 goals) and the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament where he scored numerous goals for his country. He was the joint top goalscorer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with 12 goals along with Burkina Faso striker Moumouni Dagano. Career statistics International goals Honours Ba *National Football League (Fiji), League Championship (districts): 2006 *Inter-District Championship: 2005, 2007 *Battle of the Giants (Fiji), Battle of the Giants: 2007 *Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament, Fiji Cup: 2007 References External links * 1986 births Amicale F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 2007 South Pacific Games
Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa was held from 25 August to 7 September 2007. Medal summary Medal table Results See also * Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games – Men's tournament * Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games – Women's tournament References {{Football at the Pacific Games Events at the 2007 South Pacific Games Pacific Games 2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ... 2007 South Pacific Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification – AFC Fifth Round
The AFC fifth round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was held on 5 and 9 September 2009 between the two teams that finished third in the fourth round. The order for the matches was decided by a random draw held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau, the Bahamas.Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed The winning team advanced to a against the winner of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (inter-confederation Play-offs)
For the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Qualified teams The four teams participating were: Format The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as: * AFC fifth round winner v OFC second round winner * CONCACAF fourth round fourth place v CONMEBOL fifth place This allocation allowed better start times of the matches than the previous one because teams were now in closer time zones. The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau, The Bahamas. Matches AFC v OFC New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. CONCACAF v CONMEBOL Uruguay won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Islands V Vanuatu
Solomon (), also called Jedidiah, was the fourth monarch of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible. The successor of his father David, he is described as having been the penultimate ruler of all Twelve Tribes of Israel under an amalgamated Israel and Judah. The hypothesized dates of Solomon's reign are from 970 to 931 BCE. According to the biblical narrative, after Solomon's death, his son and successor Rehoboam adopted harsh policies towards the northern Israelites, who then rejected the reign of the House of David and sought Jeroboam as their king. In the aftermath of Jeroboam's Revolt, the Israelites were split between the Kingdom of Israel in the north (Samaria) and the Kingdom of Judah in the south (Judea); the Bible depicts Rehoboam and the rest of Solomon's patrilineal descendants ruling over independent Judah alone. A Jewish prophet, Solomon is portrayed as wealthy, wise, powerful, and a dedicated follower of Yahweh (God), as attested by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
