International News
Below you will find the 100 latest International news articles that have been published on Futsal4all. If you wish to see the full archive, you can view that here.
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January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Our National Under-14 Futsal team on Saturday travelled to Australia to participate in the National Australian Futsal Championships. Ten players and three officials flew out of the country to Canberra where the tournament would be held. The officials are Head of Delegation Pastor Nacaniel Seru, Head Coach Tony Walesua and his assistant Jessica Hou. The...
January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Futsal is gaining popularity in the country after our national Futsal team Kurukuru played in the Futsal World Cup in Brazil last year. Star Sports discovered this after covering the recent Futsal league at Chichnige community in Central Guadalcanal last week. After the completion of the Futsal league, many at Chichnige said they decided to establish...
December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Star sport reporter, Philip Lilomo looks back on the best moments of football in 2008, just one day before we enter into New Year tomorrow. TENSIONS, drama, suspense, football excitement and surprises - 2008 had it all in footballing terms. Soccer lovers from all corners of Solomon Islands certainly got their money’s worth as the beautiful game...
December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Solomon Islands hope of bringing more international youth level matches to their shores are out of reach. This after Solomon Islands have missed out from hosting any FIFA Oceania sanctioned tournaments. Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Competition Committee agreed in their meeting in Auckland last week that Fiji and New Zealand will be the only...
December 29, 2008 | 21 Comments
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has invited 10 Member Associations to take part in the inaugural AFC Futsal Club Championship 2009. One Futsal Club side each from Australia, China, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Qatar, Thailand and Uzbekistan will take part in the July 4-12 tournament at a venue yet to be announced. For the inaugural...
December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Clubs competing in the region’s top soccer league, the O’ League will as of next year no longer go through the elimination process. They will also benefit from the Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) “Win in Oceania Financing Programme”. These were agreed to during a recent OFC Competition Committee meeting in Auckland,...
December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Umbro International Futsal Cup 2009, Manchester United Kingdom 28-30 August 2009. The Umbro International Futsal Cup 2009 will be bigger and better with more teams and new competitions for futsal clubs from around the world. Enter your club in the leading futsal competition in the UK! Interested? Catch the action from the Umbro International Futsal...
December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Futsal4all news updates will be on hold until the 28th of December while we take a short break. If you have any news you’d like to submit to the site please do so and we’ll post it on the 28th. Alternatively you can put it up on our Forums for all to read. We wish you all a very happy holidays! Read More →
December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A four day Futsal Workshop Course has ended in Nusa Roviana and Gizo in Western Province this week. The Futsal Workshop was funded by Community Sector Programme (CSP). Honiara futsal coaches Peter Seda and Obadiah Wale have conducted the course after communities in those two areas requested for the code of soccer to be introduced to the rural areas. The...
December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Futsal4all received the following email regarding an Invitational Tournament happening in France next year : On May 30th, 31st and 1st of June 2009, the Erdre Futsal Club (Nantes) is organizing his 3rd INTERNATIONAL FUTSAL TOURNAMENT which is the Futsal Tournament “reference” in France. This invitational tournament will gather 48 teams...
October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Twelve years have elapsed since Brazil last claimed the FIFA Futsal World Cup. But thanks to two fabulous penalty saves from Franklin in a heart-stopping shootout, the Auriverde finally ended their long wait to rule the world once again, prevailing 4-3 from the spot after a thrilling 2-2 draw. Reigning champions Spain sent a message of intent at the...
October 18, 2008 | 4 Comments
** 18/10/2008 Update ** - Scott has been announced as the first referee for the 3rd place playoff between Russia and Italy tonight. It will be played at 12:30am Sunday morning Sydney time. To be given this assignment is an incredible achievement, and is again a reflection on his skills as a referee and a testiment to the high regard in which he is held...
October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The national Futsal team Kurukuru paraded the main roads of Honiara on Monday as part of their welcome home celebrations. The team have not won any of their matches at the Futsal World Cup but they have certainly won many hearts on their trip to Brazil . They have gained valuable knowledge of the game at a professional level. The team management said...
October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A parade was held for the Solomon Islands national futsal team, the Kurukuru, at 10am this morning. It started from the Solomon Islands Football Federation Academy and ended at the Multipurpose Hall. On Friday there will be a thanksgiving service at Lawson Tama. These are organised in appreciation of the Kurukuru effort at the FIFA Futsal World Cup...
October 12, 2008 | 1 Comment
We’ve been giving Futsal a bit of attention lately here at The World Game and it seems we’re not the only ones. The FIFA Futsal World Cup currently taking place in Brazil has attracted the interest of some big name sponsors like Adidas and Nike with aim of taking Futsal all the way to the 2016 Olympic Games. According to promoter Hideraldo...
October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Solomon Kurukuru might not have won any games at the FIFA Futsal World Cup, but off the field they have been big winners as ambassadors for their nation. If first impressions really are everything, then all of Solomon Islands have benefitted from the six weeks that the fourteen young men have been away. Most people the team encountered had never met...
October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Solomon Islands National Futsal team the Kurukuru lost with big margins as they finished their FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil. They lost to Cuba 10-2, succumbed to Brazil 21-0, defeated by Japan 7-2 and finally ended by Russia 31-2. These results speak how our boys can reach in the World Cup level which its means a great experience for the boys. Compared...
October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Hey, there, soccer fans. Don’t turn the pages of this newspaper past the Kurukuru reports. Don’t turn off the TV and miss the early morning broadcasts of games. Don’t give up on our young team in Brazil.. As predicted here on this page, the Kurukuru are suffering heavy losses in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Anything else would have been...
October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
Records tumbled today at the Gimnasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia. Russia’s 31-2 goal victory over the Solomon Islands is a new record for the FIFA Futsal World Cup, beating Brazil’s 29-2 goal thrashing of Guatemala eight years ago. In doing so, it was also the match which provided the most goals in the tournament’s history. Pula, the...
October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The amount of Futsal courts that Solomon Islands and Brazil have could be described by the same word: ‘countless’. It is a apt for Brazil because there would simply be too many to count, and just as apt for Solomon Islands because there is simply nothing to count (the Mulit-Purpose Hall where Solomon Kurukuru train and play is many metres...
October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Solomon Kurukuru’s 2-7 loss to Japan was one of mixed emotions. The unquestionable high was the half-time score of 2-3 against a quality opponent at the highest level; the young side, battered by Brazil only two days earlier played as well as they ever have. The lows included a serious ankle injury to Captain Elliot Ragomo and not being able to...
October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A minute into Solomon Kurukuru’s 10-2 loss to Cuba, it looked like an unlikely victory could be in the making. Captain Elliot Ragomo sliced through two Cuban defenders and then passed to Jack Wetney, who returned the ball to Ragomo at the far post to complete Solomon Islands’ first goal at World Cup level. The crowd quickly took a shine...
October 6, 2008 | 63 Comments
The Australian women got their Futsal world cup underway in fantastic style. In their first appearance at the World Cup the girls lead the way by defeating Italy 11-2 in their opening match (Seyma 3, Jo Burgess 2, April Mann 2, Jasmine Kent 1, Jade Banks 1, Lailey Tanson 1, Sarah Garven 1). Their next game was against Paraguay who drew 3 all with Italy...
October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Japan picked up their first points of the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008 on Saturday with a 7-2 win over Solomon Islands in Brasilia. The lively East Asians were up 3-0 inside 12 minutes thanks to goals from Yuki Kanayama, Kenichiro Kogure and Yusuke Komiyama, setting the stage for the eventual rout to follow. An own goal from Yoshifumi Maeda in...
October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Solomon Island Kurukurus succumbed to the world giants of the Futsal game -Brazil in their second match of the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2008 at Gimnasio Nilson Nelson Stadium in Brazil yesterday. A crowd of 5845 saw Brazil scored 21 times without reply against Solomon Islands to consolidate their position at the Group A summit. The victory was the...
October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Brazil scored 21 times without reply against Solomon Islands to consolidate their position at the Group A summit. The victory was the second biggest in FIFA Futsal World Cup history, surpassed only by the Seleção’s 29-2 defeat of the host nation at Guatemala 2000. Brazilian keeper Tiago was unexpectedly forced into making two early saves, but...
October 2, 2008 | 1 Comment
The Solomon Islands’ maiden FIFA Futsal World Cup appearance ended in a sobering 10-2 defeat to CONCACAF representatives Cuba on Tuesday - and to rub salt into the wound, coach Victor Wai’ia’s side now face hosts Brazil in their second match on Thursday. It goes without saying that the Oceania lads are the underdogs, but that does...
October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Solomon Islands coach Victor Wai’ia will ask his players to show resolve as they prepare for a daunting FIFA Futsal World Cup showdown with mighty Brazil tonight. Solomon Islands lost its opening match in Group A 10-2 to CONCACAF heavyweights Cuba on Tuesday but Wai’ia was philosophical about the defeat. “The Cuba match was an opportunity...
October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Solomon Islands - the youngest team at these futsal finals in Brazil - looked to be on their way to a special day when Elliot Ragomo opened the scoring inside the first minute. Unfortunately for the Oceania men, their early joy only acted to aggravate the Cubans. Yulier Olivera, Carlos Madrigal, Olivera, Boris Saname and Eduardo Morales all scored...
October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The National Futsal team the Kurukuru head coach Victor Wai’ia yesterday named his first line up to take on Cuba in the Futsal World Cup that kicks off 2.30am tomorrow (Solomon time). They are Captain Elliot Ragomo, James Egeta, Jack Wetney, Stanley Puairana and Alick Lioka. Others are Moffat Sikwa’ae, Micah Leaálafa, Lenson Bisili, Philip...
September 30, 2008 | 8 Comments
As most readers know Australia, NZ and Pacific Islands television networks are not really known for showing Futsal regularly. With the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup rapidly approaching, we thought some of you may benefit from a guide on how to watch it streaming on the Internet to make up for the potential lack of live local coverage. 30/9/08 11:53PM...
September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The FIFA Futsal World Cup - Brazil 2008 kicks-off in less than 24 hours and the Solomon Islands Kurukuru are ready to soar! www.oceaniafootball.com presents fans of the Kurukuru with a photo gallery of action as the team prepares for its first taste of World Cup action against Cuba. The people of the Solomon Islands will be able to enjoy every kick...
September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
One News Television of Solomon Islands will bring live, the games from the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil. CEO of One News Television, Ms. Dorothy Wickham said that bringing the games live was part of the OFC Football Project. According to Ms. Wickham the OFC project involves almost all Pacific television companies in highlighting local sporting events...
September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Solomon Islands Kurukuru, in less than a day, will be propelled onto the global stage as the Futsal World Cup gets underway. As excitement and expectation builds in Brazil, many are putting their money on Spain. Pundits say that whoever overcome Spain, winners of the last two events, will definitely walk away with the trophy. The team posing the...
September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
If the Solomon Islands futsal team needed any further reminding that they had reached the big time, then it came early on Friday morning. Four police officer on motorcycles arrived at their hotel to accompany the team bus from Goiania to Brasilia. They came to give them VIP (Very Important People) treatment on their way to the Brazilian capital for...
September 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
Solomon Islands Kurukuru face an anxious wait as three of their star players battle with injury just five days out from the start of the FIFA Futsal World Cup - Brazil 2008. Elliot Ragomo, Jenan Kagu and Junior Kogua received treatment for ankle injuries at Goias Sports Club after injuring themselves in warm-up matches and training. The loss of a player...
September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The national Futsal team the Kurukuru coach Victor Waiía says team captain Elliot Ragomo knee injury is getting on well. In his email message to Star Sport on Monday Mr Waiía said his assistant Dickson Kadau is taking care of him at the Hotel Gym. He said Ragomo should be on the court in two or three day’s time. Ragomo got a late injury in their...
September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Solomon Kurukuru played Goias Futsal Club again on Saturday in their final practice game before the Futsal World Cup begins. The score, 3-4 to Goias, was the same result as the teams’ first match-up last Tuesday, but Kurukuru were an improved outfit and will be going into their opening World Cup match against Cuba on Tuesday September 30 with...
September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Kurukuru Head Coach, Victor Waiía, says their preparation towards the Futsal World Cup is going on well from the various friendly matches. Speaking to Star Sport from Brazil on Thursday, he said he is working on identifying the right method and combination to use in the competition. “Although we lost two friendly matches and won only one, this...
September 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
Kurukuru did themselves proud today narrowly losing 3-4 to Goias Futsal Club in Goiana, Brazil. It was their second to last practice match before they kick off the FIFA Futsal World Cup against Cuba on September 30. According to team management, many positives can be taken out of the performance. Solomon Islands got off to a perfect start in the opening...
September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Solomon Kurukuru has arrived safely in Brazil for the FIFA Futsal World Cup after a marathon journey from Sydney that began on Thursday evening two weeks ago and continued until late Saturday night. The team first flew fourteen hours to Dubai before waiting a further four hours in transit and then continuing on to Sao Paulo, Brazil, which took a further...
September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Solomon Kurukuru trounced local Sydney side Maccabi 12-3 in their characteristic flamboyant style last night at the Dural Sports and Leisure Centre. It was the second practice match on tour for the Solomon boys, with coach Victor Wai’ia once again fielding an experimental line-up in order to best prepare for the World Cup. As with Saturday’s...
September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Solomon Island Futsal team have revealed their official kit for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil. The team has taken delivery of two playing strips, two training uniforms and tracksuit, along with two types of polo shirts, bags, socks and drink bottles at the Dural Sports and Leisure Centre where they are camping ahead of their trip to Brazil. Media...
September 8, 2008 | 1 Comment
Solomon Kurukuru have begun an intensive ten-day training camp in Sydney in preparation for the Futsal World Cup in Brazil later this month. After travelling from Honiara to Sydney on Tuesday, the boys are now living and training at the Dural Sports and Recreation Centre. The team is no stranger to the centre, having been there in January and April...
September 8, 2008 | 1 Comment
A capacity crowd of nearly 500 spectators packed the grandstand at the Dural Sport & Leisure Centre to watch the young Solomon Islands Kurukurus do battle with the NSW Thunder Men’s team in preparation for their tilt at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup. As soon as World Cup bound referee Scott Kidson got the game under way the young Islanders...
September 7, 2008 | 15 Comments
The Womens National Futsal Team is preparing for the first Womens Futsal World Cup to take place in Reus Spain this year. The tournament will run from the 29th September to the 6th of October and Australia is in a group with Italy and Paraguay group,with the top two progressing to the quarter - final. The World Cup will be attended by 12 teams that...
September 4, 2008 | 6 Comments
Solomon Islands begin their World Cup preparations with a camp at the Dural Sports and Leisure Centre. The Oceania Champions are getting ready for their first ever Futsal World Cup to be held in Brazil, this coming October. The Solomon’s will be taking on the NSW thunder at Dural Sports and Leisure Centre this Saturday. Come and watch the exciting...
September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
If you are not a Solomon Islander, you may have wondered about the name ‘Kurukuru’ as used by the Solomon Islands National Futsal Team. Kurukuru is actually a Solomon Islands term for the Pigeon bird. The Kurukuru bird is a common Solomon Islands household pet with a stout body and red feet. It is usually in the dark grey or black color. The...
September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Prior to leaving for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil, Prime Minister Dr. Derek Sikua invited the Kurukuru Futsal Team to the National Parliament as an acknowledgement for the team’s achievement. Dr. Sikua said that the Kurukuru team has done the Nation proud for “representing the Oceania region and the Solomon Islands at the 7th FIFA...
September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Kurukuru made history again today when they became the first sporting group to have been acknowledged in the National Parliament. Hon. James Tora the Minister of Home Affairs congratulated the Futsal team as they prepare to travel to the World Cup this afternoon. “I would like to wish them a safe journey and all the best in their preparations...
September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment
Kurukuru captain Elliot Ragomo promises they will give their best in the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil. The team leave Tuesday for Sydney and where they’ll spend a week playing friendly games with New South Wales sides before flying to Brazil. Ragomo, who captained the team in the OFC qualifying round and now to the World Cup, says the boys...
September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Solomon Islands National Futsal team - Solomon Kurukuru left this afternoon for Sydney where they will spend about a week there before they depart for Brazil. The Kurukuru are traveling to Brazil to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup making them the first ever island team to have qualified for this renowned competition. This morning they paid...
September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The 2008 Futsal World Cup page has a nice clip of some of international Futsal Footage as a build up for the competition later this month. Check it out here Read More →
August 28, 2008 | 2 Comments
HB Futsal launches the 2008 futsal season on Friday 22nd August with an exhibition match featuring some of New Zealand’s top futsal players. ** Update : Hawkes Bay won the exhibition match 7-5. Thanks to everyone in the crowd of 300 who came to the Hawke’s Bay v All Stars exhibition on August 22nd. A great way to kickstart the season - you...
August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
The young lads of the Solomon Islands National Futsal team, Solomon Kurukuru, will fly right into the history books when they leave for the Futsal FIFA World Cup in Brazil on the 2nd of September. The Futsal sport was only introduced a few years back, however, the Kurukurus have done Solomon Islands proud by qualifying for the World Cup. With the youngest...
August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Kurukuru Futsal team are camping at the Solomon Islands Football Federation Academy. The 14 players went into camp as they prepare for their trip to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil starting September 30. Manager Simon Dyer said the team plan to leave early to play warmup matches at the Dural Centre in Australia. He said they also want to get...
August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
** Update : Lots of great pics of the tournament are available at www.kenbakerphotography.com. Shortcuts are here for Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Finals ** The Vikings Futsal Cup got underway with a huge welcome ceremony on Thursday evening which featured a maori performance by Wainoni Primary School and a celebrity Futsal game. Day 1’s Match results...
August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
While Spring is traditionally the time of year reserved for soaring temperatures, hard grounds and keenly contested pre-season programmes for Tahiti’s Division Federale, it is the men’s female counterparts capturing all the attention. Ten of Tahiti’s clubs entered their senior women’s teams in the futsal pre-season tournament...
August 18, 2008 | 5 Comments
On Wednesday 13th August 2008, the IROK Philippines womens team who finshed 3rd in the 2007 ASEAN games visited the Coniston Indoor Centre and played a friendly match against the newely formed Futsal 5 A-Side Australia Women’s side. In front of a vocal crowd the game was played at high pace and enthusiasm by the players of both sides from the...
August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Selectors for FFAA have advised the following players have been chosen to represent the FFAA Australian Women’s team at the Women’s Cup of Europe in Italy during November 2008: Player (Association) COPPING Amy (Bathurst) BIRCH Fiona (Coniston) GOUGH Jessica (Hawkesbury) MEEHAN Kylie (Shoalhaven) RIPAMONTI Monique (Hawkesbury) JOHNSTON...
August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The past Like so many other nations in Oceania, the Solomons were overshadowed for a long time by Australia, the region’s undisputed powerhouse until their move to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. It was Australia who represented Oceania at Chinese Taipei 2004, where they lost all three of their group games. The Solomons, after fighting...
August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Kurukuru national futsal (indoor soccer) team have been given special permission to train in Honiara’s Multipurpose Hall. Honiara City Council allowed this so as not to disrupt the team’s preparation for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil next month. The council closed the hall on Wednesday for what it said was an urgent assessment...
August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Cup draw has been made available to the public for the Vikings Futsal Cup in New Zealand, as previously reported here. ** Note the draw has been changed due to the Chengdu team being caught up in Hong Kong due to the Typhoon, and so are unable to arrive for the first day ** Click here for a PDF version of the revised draw, or here for the revised...
August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A day after arriving in New Zealand the Philippines womens Futsal side got to stretch their legs against a Canterbury Womens Invitationalside as part of their build up to the Vikings Futsal Cup. Canterbury went down 2-0 to the Philippines in an exciting game of Futsal that really could have gone either way. After a slow start Canterbury found their...
August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The national Futsal team, the Kurukuru, have cancelled their trip to Fiji as part of preparation for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil next month. This comes after the Fiji Football Association did not respond to Solomon Islands Football Federations request. They had asked for the Kurukuru to go there and use Fiji’s court. This is similar to...
August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
New Zealand Netball representatives Julie Seymour and Anna Thompson along with Skope Tactix coach Helen Mahon-Stoud, will be in action at QEII Park Stadium in the Celebrity Futsal Game on Thursday August 6th at 7.30pm. The celebrity game is part of the opening ceremony for the Vikings Futsal Cup. The game is a great opportunity for some of New Zealands...
August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
HONIARA: Kurukuru head coach Victor Wai’ia says he is working on his boy’ fitness to ensure they are at par and can compete with the teams in their pool in Brazil. Wai’ia who successfully led the Solomons futsal team to Australian State Competitions in the past and most recently the Oceania Football Confederation know exactly why it...
July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The national Futsal side, the Kurukuru, are emphasising defence as they prepare for September’s FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil. Coach Victor Waiia is continuing intensive training at Honiara’s Multipurpose Hall. Waiia said: “Over the past weeks and days, I have been working harder with the boys in strengthening their defence strategy. “During...
July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Vikings Futsal Cup August 8th-10th 2008 Christchurch, New Zealand The Vikings Futsal cup will played out of QEII Park Stadium Christchurch, New Zealand August 8-10 2008. Played on an international court the event will be televised and played in Australia and New Zealand on various networks over the summer months. The mens division will see Vikings New...
July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Two Northland students have been selected to represent New Zealand in a sport most New Zealanders haven’t even heard of. The Otamatea High School pair were spotted by talent scouts during a first XI girls soccer game and were singled out to play the unconventional indoor sport, futsal, in the Under-16s Australasian Futsal Tournament. The girls,...
July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The fast footwork frenzy that is futsal could soon be a regular sight around South Canterbury. The indoor soccer game, created in Uruguay, involves teams of five, and has been described as basketball with your feet. Chief executive of Vikings Futsal NZ Paul Wadsworth is hoping to establish a Futsal league in South Canterbury next term. A league could...
July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The 2008 FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game has been amended. Click here to download: #1149 - Amendments to the Futsal Laws of the Game - 2008. Evident changes to notice include: • The law numbers have changed from 1-18 to now Laws 1 -17. • There are now 7 infringements listed under Direct Free Kicks instead of 6 - new infringement being “Tackling...
July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The 20 participating nations at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2008 received a taste of things to come today, when the city of Brasilia hosted the Final Draw for the tournment. The ceremony took place at the Ulysses Guimaraes Convention Centre and involved Federal District governor Jose Roberto Arruda, Sports and Tourism Secretary Marcia Lins, and FIFA Director...
July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
THE Solomon Islands Kurukuru Tuesday named their lineup for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil in September. Coach Victor Waiia said the lineup is set and now waiting confirmation by Solomon Islands Football Federation. He said almost all the players who won the Oceania qualifying tournament in Fiji retained their places. Waiia said he brought in...
July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Futsal4all Admin is away until the 21st of July 2008, so updates to the main news page of the site will happen much less often during that time. If you have news you want to get out there in the meantime, please put it on the forum directly, and we’ll get everything back up to date around the 21st. Now for some stats to tide you over… We’ve...
July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The much anticipated FIFA Futsal World Cup is nearly upon us, with the tournament taking place in Brazil later this year. Preparation for the event is in full swing, with all venues and teams competing having already being confirmed. This World Cup will be the largest yet, with 20 teams competing after a massive 89 countries attempted to qualify. Although...
June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The following study officially debunks the long-standing myth that Futsal causes way more injuries to a player than outdoor does. Its a very thorough study with a lot of detail. We’ve highlighted in bold blue some of the more inportant areas to make your reading of it a bit easier. Thanks to Rob Varela from Dural (NSW) for getting hold of it. Analysis...
June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay have advanced to the semi-finals of the Futsal Copa America, and have thereby secured qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008. Three places were on offer to nations from South America, with Brazil already taking part as hosts. The Charruas, hosts of the South American event, were the first to book their...
June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
SOLOMON Kurukuru will spend a month in Fiji training ahead of the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil, September. The local side will represent Oceania in the World Cup after winning the OFC Futsal qualifier in Fiji last Saturday. They beat New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tahiti and Tuvalu to win the tournament. Their only loss was in their game against...
June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A new star of Solomon Islands soccer has emerged at the Oceania futsal championships in Fiji this week. Solomon Islands are dominating the indoor tournament, due in large part to a little known teenager, now playing for a club-side in Spain. The Oceania Football Confederation’s Steve Holloway says Elliott Ragamo is a major discovery. “They...
June 14, 2008 | 2 Comments
Tears of joy flowed freely amongst the Solomon Islands players, officials and supporters at the Vodafone Arena in Suva tonight as the crafty Islanders sealed their place in the 2008 FUTSAL World Cup after topping the OFC FUTSAL Championships. Solomon Islands were done a huge favour by second finishers Tahiti who sent front runners Vanuatu packing after...
June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Fiji striker Kamal Hassan finished as the top goal scorer in the 2008 OFC FUTSAL Championship which ended at Suva’s Vodafone Arena tonight. The sublime Rewa striker was in devastating form for the hosts from Day one of the tournament and scored in every match for his team, finishing with a tally of 14 goals after getting his final two in Fiji’s...
June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Solomon Islands have booked their spot in the FUTSAL world cup in Brazil after they won the Oceania FUTSAL championship competition at the Vodafone Arena this afternoon. They tied with Vanuatu in the last day of the competition at 12 points on the tournament tables. Tahiti did the Solomons a favor when they defeated Vanuatu 2-1 to dash Vanuatu’s...
June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Solomon Islands will represent the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil in September after winning the OFC/Vodafone Futsal Championship in Suva tonight. The Solomon’s only needed three points from their final game against Tuvalu after Tahiti defeated Vanuatu 2-1 in the opening game of the day. They finished...
June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Fiji closed the curtain on the OFC Futsal Championship in Suva with a 4-1 win over New Zealand in the final match of the tournament. It was the third win of the championships for Fiji and provided some solace for Coach Imtiaz Khan and his squad after a grueling week of injuries and tired legs. Fiji and New Zealand finished the tournament level on nine...
June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“It is a dream come true for the players to now be part of the World Cup Family. We are all filled with joy and excitement.” Those were the emotional words of Solomon Island Coach Victor Wai’ia today, after his side won their first OFC Futsal Championship and with it a place at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil in September. The Solomon...
June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Tahiti secured second place in the OFC Futsal championship in Suva tonight with a gutsy 2-1 win over Vanuatu in their final match of the tournament. Matana Bea was the toast of Tahiti when his last minute winner propelled his side over Vanuatu and into the silver medal spot. For Vanuatu it brought an end to their World Cup dream and the wild celebrations...
June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Solomon Islands have put the pressure back on Vanuatu in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Futsal Championship in Suva after recording an exciting 4-2 victory over Tahiti on Match Day Six of the tournament.With one game to play both the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are locked on twelve points and if both sides win tomorrow the championship...
June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Solomon Islands have moved back into first place - equal in points with Vanuatu - after defeating Tahiti 4-2 in one of the most exciting matches of the tournament so far. It was a tale of the Solomon’s technical proficiency and skill against Tahiti’s discipline, heart and will-power and both sides were clapped off the field by a standing...
June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
New Zealand survived a late scare from New Caledonia before completing a 3-2 win in the final game of match day five at the OFC Futsal Championships in Suva this evening. Both sides were determined to finish the tournament on a positive note after making tough work of the earlier rounds. For New Caledonia it brought an end to their first international...
June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Kamal Hassan scored an incredible eight goals in Fiji’s 13-2 win over Tuvalu in the opening game of match day six at the OFC Futsal Championships in Suva, Fiji. The Rewa striker scored the first five goals of the match in a one-man-assault on the Tuvalu backline before Neemia Onosemu pulled one back for Tuvalu just before halftime. Mira Sahib,...
June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Key Kurukuru player misses Vanuatu clash SOLOMON Kurukuru will play the strong and bigger Vanuatu side today in the OFC futsal championship in Fiji without one of their key players. Jack Whetney, whose combination with Elliot Lilo Ragomo had so far proved devastating, is on a one-match suspension for receiving two yellow cards. Whetney played with Ragomo...
June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Vanuatu FUTSAL side recorded the biggest upset of the 2008 Vodafone OFC FUTSAL Championship in Suva tonight when it impressively outclassed tournament favorites Solomon Islands 5-1 to become overnight leaders for a place in the World Cup.Vanuatu played with lots of guts and confidence and completely shut the Solomon Islands attack in both spells. Siardon...
June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Fijian FUTSAL side has exited the race for a spot in the upcoming World Cup after they suffered their third consecutive defeat with two games remaining in the Oceania FUTSAL World Cup qualifiers. This, after the hosts were dumped 9-2 by a fit and skillful Tahiti side at the Vodafone Arena early this evening. The Tahitian team remains unbeaten in...
June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Vanuatu beat the Solomon Islands 5-1 in an exhilarating final game of Match Day Five in the OFC Futsal Championship at the Vodafone Arena in Suva tonight. The Championship has now become a three horse race with Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tahiti all capable of claiming a spot at the FIFA Futsal World cup in Brazil. Vanuatu sit on top of the table with...
June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
New Caledonia recorded their first win of the OFC Futsal tournament in Fiji today when they defeated Tuvalu 10-2 in the second game of Match Day Five. The win lifts New Caledonia ahead of Fiji in the standings and sets them up for an exciting match against New Zealand tomorrow who sit two points ahead. Yvan Pourouoro opened the scoring for New Caledonia...
June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Tahiti has moved into first place of the OFC Futsal Championship in Suva after defeating Fiji 9-2 in the opening game of Match Day Five today. With the Solomon Islands playing Vanuatu later tonight, their position at the top may be short lived but that doesn’t bother Tahiti Coach Rani Bea who has created a sense of belief in their players that...
June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Vanuatu finished Match Day Four of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Futsal Championship in first place - equal in points with the Solomon Islands - after beating Fiji 5-2 at the Vodafone Arena in Suva today.The result sets up an exciting top of the table clash tomorrow night where the winner will be firm favourites to advance to the FIFA Futsal...
June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
New Zealand cruised to a 13-1 win over Tuvalu in the final game of Match Day Four at the OFC Futsal Championships in Suva. Kiwi captain Bakr Al Saudi went on a scoring rampage opening his tournament account in the second minute and closing it - seven goals later - in the 40th minute. New Zealand’s shot at winning the championship has slipped after...
June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Vanuatu moved into first place - equal in points with the Solomon Islands - after beating Fiji 5-2 in the second game of Match Day Four in the OFC Futsal Championships in Fiji. The result sets up an epic top of the table clash tomorrow night when Vanuatu meet the Solomon Islands with a spot at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil on the line. Vanuatu...
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