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2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification (OFC)
The Oceanian section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification process took place from 6 September 2024 to 24 March 2025. The 2026 tournament was the 16th edition of Oceanian qualifiers and marked the first time OFC had a direct qualification slot into the FIFA World Cup. On 24 March 2025, the Oceanian confederation qualification ended with New Zealand directly qualifying to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and New Caledonia qualifying to the inter-continental play-offs. Format The qualification structure was as follows: *First round: The four lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA Men's World Rankings played a three-match knockout round in September 2024. The winner advanced to the second round. *Second round: The winning team from the first round joined the seven highest-ranked teams in two four-team groups in October and November 2024. The top two teams from each group advanced to the third round. *Third round: The four teams advancing from the second round played a three-match knockout r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Wood (footballer, Born 1991)
Christopher Grant Wood (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Nottingham Forest and captains the New Zealand national team. Wood started his senior career with Cambridge, Waikato and Hamilton Wanderers before moving to England to play for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. He spent his time on loan to six different clubs before joining Leicester City in 2013. After a loan spell with Ipswich Town in 2015, he signed for Championship club Leeds United where he became the top scorer in the 2016–17 season, with 27 goals. Wood then joined Burnley for a club record fee, and became a consistent goalscorer for them in the Premier League, notching up 49 goals in 144 matches over four and a half seasons. In January 2022 he joined Newcastle United for £25 million (€29 million), making him the most expensive Oceania player of all time. Wood has been capped 82 times for the New Zealand national team and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA World Rankings
The FIFA Men's World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, first introduced in December 1992. The men's teams of the member nations of FIFA, football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. the rankings were led by Argentina. Eight teams (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) have held the top position, of which Brazil have spent the longest time ranked first. A points system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of all FIFA-recognised full international matches. The ranking system has been revamped on several occasions, generally responding to criticism that the preceding calculation method did not effectively reflect the relative strengths of the national teams. Since 16 August 2018, the ranking system has adopted the Elo rating system used in chess and Go. The ranking is sponsored by Coca-Cola; as su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarvis Vaai
Jarvis Vaai Filimalae (born 20 April 2003), commonly referred to as Jarvis Vaai, is a Samoan professional footballer who plays as a forward for New Zealand club Nelson Suburbs. Club career Early career Vaai developed an interest in football at the age of seven, when his father Alastise became a referee with the Football Federation Samoa (FFS) and Vaai would accompany him to games. He was enrolled in a number of footballing projects in Samoa, including ''Fun Football'', where he was chosen to star in a commercial promoting the various programmes run by the FFS. Having played for Kiwi in his youth, Vaai played for both Samoan club Lupe o le Soaga and New Zealand club Havelock North in the 2020 season. In January 2022, after a good season with Havelock North, he was invited to join a football centre in Peru linked with Brazilian professional side Fluminense. Nelson Suburbs In 2024 he returned to New Zealand, joining Southern League side Nelson Suburbs. International career V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilo Tumua
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Dilo may refer to: People * Christopher Dilo (born 1994), French footballer * Dilo Doxan (born 1984), Kurdish Syrian musician Places * Dilo, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, former commune now part of Arces-Dilo * Dilo River, Gabon Other * Dilo oil tree, also known as ''Calophyllum inophyllum'' See also * Day in the life of (other) "A Day in the Life" is a song by the Beatles. A Day in the Life may also refer to: Film and television * A Day in the Life (film), ''A Day in the Life'' (film), a 2009 film by Sticky Fingaz * A Day in the Life (TV series), ''A Day in the Life'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football New Zealand
New Zealand Football () is the governing body for the sport of association football in New Zealand. It oversees the seven New Zealand Football federations, as well as the New Zealand men's national football team (nicknamed the "All Whites"), the national junior and women's teams (nicknamed the " Football Ferns"), the men's and women's national Leagues New Zealand National League, National Women's League, and a number of tournaments, including the Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup. Two New Zealand teams, Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix FC, who play in the Australian's A-League Men and A-League Women, also come under New Zealand Football jurisdiction. History It was founded in 1891, as the New Zealand Football Association and became officially affiliated with FIFA in 1948. In May 2007, the organisation was renamed New Zealand Football (NZF), replacing the word "soccer" with "football" in line with the common usage in other parts of the world. Although formal organisations for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban Area (generally known as the City of Apia) has a population of 35,974 (2021 census). Its geographic boundaries extend from the east approximately from Letogo village in Vaimauga to the west in the newer, industrialized region of Apia which extends to Vaitele village in Faleata. History Apia was originally a small village (the 1800 population was 304), from which the country's capital took its name. Apia Village still exists within the larger modern capital of Apia, which has grown into a sprawling urban area that encompasses many villages. Like every other settlement in the country, Apia Village has its own ''matai'' (leaders) and ''fa'alupega'' (genealogy and customary greetings) according to fa'a Samoa. The modern city of Apia was foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Kefu
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus *Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *Arabic: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر (''ʔi� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viliami Tikoipau
Viliami is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Viliami Fehoko (born 1999), American football player * Viliami Fifita (born 2001), Australian rugby league player * Viliami Fine (born 1997), Tongan rugby union player * Viliami Hakalo (born 1987), Tongan rugby union player * Viliami Hingano (1975–2022), Tongan politician *Viliami Latu, Tongan politician * Viliami Lolohea (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player * Viliami Lutua (born c. 1956), Tongan rugby union player * Viliami Ma'afu (born 1982), Tongan rugby union player * Viliami Maʻasi (born 1975), Tongan rugby union player * Viliami Tungī Mailefihi (1888–1941), Tongan high chieftain *Viliami Moala Viliami Alfred Moala ( ; March 30, 1993 – September 28, 2023) was an American football defensive tackle of Tongan descent. He played college football at California. Moala attended Grant Union High School in Del Paso Heights, Sacramento, Cal ... (1993–2023), American football player * Viliami Mol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taci Kumsuz
Transmembrane activator and CAML interactor (TACI), also known as tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 13B (TNFRSF13B) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''TNFRSF13B'' gene. TNFRSF13B is a transmembrane protein of the TNF receptor superfamily found predominantly on the surface of B cells, which are an important part of the immune system. TACI recognizes three ligands: APRIL, BAFF and CAML. Function TACI is a lymphocyte-specific member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily. It was originally discovered because of its ability to interact with calcium-modulator and cyclophilin ligand (CAML). TACI was later found to play a crucial role in humoral immunity by interacting with two members of the TNF family: B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL). These proteins signal through TACI inducing activation of several transcription factors including NFAT, AP-1, and NF-kappa-B which then modulate cellular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Soccer Stadium, Apia
The Football Federation Samoa Football Stadium (or simply FFS Football Stadium) is a football stadium located in Apia Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban A ..., Samoa. It is the national stadium of Samoa and the home of the Samoa national football team and the Samoa National League. It also was the venue for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round, Qualification and different youth and women's football tournaments in Oceania. Hosted Competitions *2007 Pacific Games *2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round, 2012 OFC Nations Cup Qualification *2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round, 2014 FIFA World Cup OFC first round qualification *2015 OFC U-17 Championship *2017 OFC U-17 Championship, 2017 OFC U-17 Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matchday 2
''Match Day II'' is a football sports game part of the ''Match Day'' series released for the Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, ZX Spectrum, MSX and Commodore 64 platforms. It was created in 1987 by Jon Ritman with graphics by Bernie Drummond and music and sound by Guy Stevens (except for the Commodore version, which was a line-by-line conversion by John Darnell). It is the sequel to 1984's '' Match Day''. Gameplay The controls consist of four directions (allowing eight directions including diagonals) and a shot button. Each team has seven players, including goalkeeper and there are league and cup options available. The game is considered highly addictive due to its difficulty level, the complete control over ball direction, power and elevation (using a Diamond Deflection System), and the importance of tactics and player positioning over the field (barging if necessary), which makes it challenging to break strong defences. It was the first game to use a kickometer. Some versions of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
