The final accredited athlete list at the SPG website 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine shows 10 entered sides. Papua New Guinea, although listed by FIFA as having applied for the 2010 World Cup, did not enter. Tuvalu did enter (although they were not eligible for the World Cup). The group stage draw, undertaken by Tim Cahill, was held on 12 June 2007 in Auckland, New Zealand.
New Caledonia's captain, Pierre Wajoka scored a ninth-minute penalty against Tahiti in the opening fixture of the games, earning him the distinction of being the scorer of the first goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process.
Tuvalu was unranked by FIFA as it was not a member (and not an entrant to the World Cup).
Although the draw took place in June, FIFA rankings are shown as of February 2007, which accords with press reports of the rankings used in the draw seeding.
(Note): The three medallists, New Caledonia, Fiji, and Vanuatu, advanced to the 2008 OFC Nations Cup (together with automatic qualifier New Zealand).
Advancement questionsedit
Tuvaluedit
There remained some uncertainty as to what procedure would occur to Tuvalu advance - as they were not members of FIFA (and therefore did not enter the 2010 FIFA World Cup). While no explicit ruling was communicated on this matter, comments in the press release for the OFC Second Stage draw referred to "nine eligible nations", suggesting that Tuvalu would not have advanced to the OFC Nations Cup regardless of their performance in the South Pacific Games. Had Tuvalu finished in a medal position, the fourth place team would presumably have qualified for the next round of qualifying with the other two medal winners and New Zealand. Tuvalu's early elimination from the competition put an end to any complication over the qualifying process for the next round.
This was the first time ever that a non-FIFA nation has competed in the World Cup.[4] The closest situation in the past was the case of New Caledonia during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers. However, they were at the time in the process of accession to the organisation, and were eliminated from contention for the finals just days before their final admission to the FIFA family.
Papua New Guineaedit
Papua New Guinea, having initially entered the 2010 World Cup and indicated their intention to enter the South Pacific Games, were involved in a dispute with their sporting authorities and failed to meet the official accreditation deadline for the South Pacific Games. This meant they were effectively disqualified from the World Cup.
Goalscorersedit
There were 110 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.58 goals per match.
^OFC - WORLD CUP & OLYMPIC MATCH SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED 2007-11-15 at the Wayback Machine OFC; 15 June 2007
^OFC - OFC 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP ROUTE VIA ASIA 2007-04-28 at the Wayback Machine OFC; 7 December 2006; Accessed 15 February 2007
^ ab"FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^Long World Cup qualifying road starts in Samoa Reuters; 23 August 2007
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The 2007 Pacific Games men s football tournament was held at the Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex in Apia Samoa in from 25 August to 7 September 2007 1 Men s Football at the South Pacific Games 2007Tournament detailsHost countrySamoaDates25 August 7 SeptemberTeams10 from 1 confederation Venue s 1 in 1 host city Final positionsChampionsNew Caledonia 5th title Runners up FijiThird place VanuatuFourth place Solomon IslandsTournament statisticsMatches played24Goals scored110 4 58 per match Attendance13 000 542 per match Top scorer s Osea Vakatalesau 10 goals 20032011 Main article Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games The men s tournament formed the first stage of the Oceania Football Confederation s OFC qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the qualification tournament for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup 2 Contents 1 Tournament 2 Group seedings 3 Squads 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 5 Knockout stage 5 1 Semi finals 5 2 Third place match 5 3 Final 6 Advancement questions 6 1 Tuvalu 6 2 Papua New Guinea 7 Goalscorers 8 See also 9 ReferencesTournament editThe final accredited athlete list at the SPG website Archived 2007 11 07 at the Wayback Machine shows 10 entered sides Papua New Guinea although listed by FIFA as having applied for the 2010 World Cup did not enter Tuvalu did enter although they were not eligible for the World Cup The group stage draw undertaken by Tim Cahill was held on 12 June 2007 in Auckland New Zealand New Caledonia s captain Pierre Wajoka scored a ninth minute penalty against Tahiti in the opening fixture of the games earning him the distinction of being the scorer of the first goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process Group seedings editGroup A Group B nbsp Fiji 153rd nbsp Tahiti 173rd nbsp New Caledonia 175th nbsp Cook Islands 198th nbsp Tuvalu N A nbsp Solomon Islands 161st nbsp Vanuatu 168th nbsp Samoa 189th nbsp Tonga 190th nbsp American Samoa 199th Notes Tuvalu was unranked by FIFA as it was not a member and not an entrant to the World Cup Although the draw took place in June FIFA rankings are shown as of February 2007 which accords with press reports of the rankings used in the draw seeding Squads editMain article Football at the 2007 Pacific Games Men s team squadsGroup stage editGroup A edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Fiji 4 3 1 0 25 1 24 10 1 1 4 0 4 0 16 0 nbsp New Caledonia 4 3 1 0 6 1 5 10 1 0 3 0 1 0 nbsp Tahiti 4 1 1 2 2 6 4 4 1 0 1 1 nbsp Cook Islands 4 1 0 3 4 9 5 3 4 1 nbsp Tuvalu a 4 0 1 3 2 22 20 1Source 3 Notes Tuvalu were not members of FIFA and so were not eligible to qualify for the World Cup 25 August 200715 00 UTC 11Tahiti nbsp 0 1 nbsp New CaledoniaReport Wajoka nbsp 9 pen Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 400Referee Michael Hester New Zealand 25 August 200718 00 UTC 11Fiji nbsp 16 0 nbsp TuvaluKrishna nbsp 6 14 22 Rabo nbsp 11 34 45 Baleitoga nbsp 17 Tiwa nbsp 28 30 Vakatalesau nbsp 42 46 65 73 82 89 Finau nbsp 68 pen ReportToleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 200Referee Fiti Aimaasu Samoa 27 August 200715 00 UTC 11Tuvalu nbsp 0 1 nbsp New CaledoniaReport Kabeu nbsp 52 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 250Referee Nelson Sogo Solomon Islands 27 August 200718 00 UTC 11Fiji nbsp 4 0 nbsp Cook IslandsVakatalesau nbsp 19 Waqa nbsp 40 Bukalidi nbsp 63 Kainihewe nbsp 82 ReportToleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 400Referee Lencie Fred Vanuatu 29 August 200715 00 UTC 11Tuvalu nbsp 1 1 nbsp TahitiSekifu nbsp 87 Report Williams nbsp 45 1 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 100Referee Chris Lengata Solomon Islands 29 August 200718 00 UTC 11New Caledonia nbsp 3 0 nbsp Cook IslandsKabeu nbsp 35 51 85 ReportToleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 200Referee Neil Fox New Zealand 1 September 200712 30 UTC 11Cook Islands nbsp 4 1 nbsp TuvaluMateariki nbsp 28 69 Le Mouton nbsp 88 Tom nbsp 90 3 Report Willis nbsp 83 o g Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 200Referee Michael Hester New Zealand 1 September 200718 00 UTC 11Tahiti nbsp 0 4 nbsp FijiReport Waqa nbsp 17 Baleitoga nbsp 38 Vakatalesau nbsp 49 73 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 200Referee Neil Fox New Zealand 3 September 200715 00 UTC 11New Caledonia nbsp 1 1 nbsp FijiWajoka nbsp 44 Report Kainihewe nbsp 56 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 1 000Referee Lencie Fred Vanuatu 3 September 200715 00 UTC 11Cook Islands nbsp 0 1 nbsp TahitiReport Tinorua nbsp 64 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 100Referee Fiti Aimaasu Samoa Group B edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Solomon Islands 4 4 0 0 21 1 20 12 2 0 3 0 4 0 12 1 nbsp Vanuatu 4 3 0 1 23 3 20 9 4 0 4 1 15 0 nbsp Samoa 4 2 0 2 9 8 1 6 2 1 7 0 nbsp Tonga 4 1 0 3 6 10 4 3 4 0 nbsp American Samoa 4 0 0 4 1 38 37 0Source 3 25 August 200715 00 UTC 11Solomon Islands nbsp 12 1 nbsp American SamoaTotori nbsp 12 15 Menapi nbsp 20 pen 41 75 82 Fa arodo nbsp 43 Waita nbsp 58 85 Bebeu nbsp 69 Molea nbsp 77 Takayama nbsp 90 2 Report Ott nbsp 55 pen Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 300Referee Salaiau Sosongan Papua New Guinea 25 August 200720 30 UTC 11Vanuatu nbsp 4 0 nbsp SamoaIwai nbsp 21 Naprapol nbsp 43 Poida nbsp 66 Soromon nbsp 90 2 ReportToleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 300Referee Averii Jacques Tahiti 27 August 200715 00 UTC 11Solomon Islands nbsp 4 0 nbsp TongaMenapi nbsp 5 12 Fa arodo nbsp 51 Maemae nbsp 66 ReportToleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 350Referee Fiti Aimaasu Samoa 27 August 200720 30 UTC 11American Samoa nbsp 0 7 nbsp SamoaReport Tumua nbsp 24 51 Faaiuaso nbsp 29 Cahill nbsp 43 pen 67 Fonoti nbsp 61 Michael nbsp 76 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 2 800Referee Job Minan Papua New Guinea 29 August 200715 00 UTC 11American Samoa nbsp 0 15 nbsp VanuatuReport Poida nbsp 19 Mermer nbsp 24 45 45 1 68 Sakama nbsp 43 79 90 1 Chichirua nbsp 56 Iwai nbsp 62 Tomake nbsp 72 Soromon nbsp 81 84 86 90 2 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 200Referee Michael Hester New Zealand 29 August 200720 30 UTC 11Samoa nbsp 2 1 nbsp TongaFaaiuaso nbsp 45 1 Taylor nbsp 83 Report Feao nbsp 54 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 1 850Referee Salaiau Sosongan Papua New Guinea 1 September 200712 30 UTC 11Tonga nbsp 4 0 nbsp American SamoaMoala nbsp 37 pen Palu nbsp 54 61 K Uhatahi nbsp 86 ReportToleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 200Referee Job Minan Papua New Guinea 1 September 200714 30 UTC 11Vanuatu nbsp 0 2 nbsp Solomon IslandsReport Bebeu nbsp 60 Fa arodo nbsp 64 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 1 000Referee Averii Jacques Tahiti 3 September 200712 30 UTC 11Samoa nbsp 0 3 nbsp Solomon IslandsReport Totori nbsp 1 37 Maemae nbsp 69 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 200Referee Michael Hester New Zealand 3 September 200712 30 UTC 11Tonga nbsp 1 4 nbsp VanuatuSavieti nbsp 50 Report Soromon nbsp 24 34 41 Maleb nbsp 76 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 50Referee Job Minan Papua New Guinea Knockout stage edit Semi finalsFinal nbsp Solomon Islands2 nbsp New Caledonia3 nbsp New Caledonia1 nbsp Fiji0 nbsp Fiji3 nbsp Vanuatu0 Third place nbsp Solomon Islands0 nbsp Vanuatu2 Semi finals edit 5 September 200715 00 UTC 11Solomon Islands nbsp 2 3 nbsp New CaledoniaFa arodo nbsp 40 Menapi nbsp 47 Report Kabeu nbsp 37 P Toto nbsp 54 Mercier nbsp 90 4 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 1 500Referee Job Minan Papua New Guinea 5 September 200718 00 UTC 11Fiji nbsp 3 0 nbsp VanuatuBaleitoga nbsp 44 Vakatalesau nbsp 69 pen Krishna nbsp 70 ReportToleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 600Referee Michael Hester New Zealand Third place match edit 7 September 200714 30 UTC 11Solomon Islands nbsp 0 2 nbsp VanuatuReport Soromon nbsp 45 3 Sakama nbsp 50 Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 200Referee Averii Jacques Tahiti Final edit 7 September 200718 00 UTC 11New Caledonia nbsp 1 0 nbsp FijiHmae nbsp 61 ReportToleafoa J S Blatter Complex Apia SamoaAttendance 400Referee Michael Hester New Zealand 2007 South Pacific Games winners nbsp New Caledonia Fifth title Note The three medallists New Caledonia Fiji and Vanuatu advanced to the 2008 OFC Nations Cup together with automatic qualifier New Zealand Advancement questions editTuvalu edit There remained some uncertainty as to what procedure would occur to Tuvalu advance as they were not members of FIFA and therefore did not enter the 2010 FIFA World Cup While no explicit ruling was communicated on this matter comments in the press release for the OFC Second Stage draw referred to nine eligible nations suggesting that Tuvalu would not have advanced to the OFC Nations Cup regardless of their performance in the South Pacific Games Had Tuvalu finished in a medal position the fourth place team would presumably have qualified for the next round of qualifying with the other two medal winners and New Zealand Tuvalu s early elimination from the competition put an end to any complication over the qualifying process for the next round This was the first time ever that a non FIFA nation has competed in the World Cup 4 The closest situation in the past was the case of New Caledonia during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers However they were at the time in the process of accession to the organisation and were eliminated from contention for the finals just days before their final admission to the FIFA family Papua New Guinea edit Papua New Guinea having initially entered the 2010 World Cup and indicated their intention to enter the South Pacific Games were involved in a dispute with their sporting authorities and failed to meet the official accreditation deadline for the South Pacific Games This meant they were effectively disqualified from the World Cup Goalscorers editThere were 110 goals scored in 24 matches for an average of 4 58 goals per match 10 goals nbsp Osea Vakatalesau 9 goals nbsp Seule Soromon 7 goals nbsp Commins Menapi 5 goals nbsp Iamel Kabeu 4 goals nbsp Roy Krishna nbsp Henry Fa arodo nbsp Benjamin Totori nbsp Etienne Mermer nbsp Francois Sakama 3 goals nbsp Pita Baleitoga nbsp Pita Rabo 2 goals nbsp Teariki Mateariki nbsp Malakai Kainihewe nbsp Malakai Tiwa nbsp Taniela Waqa nbsp Pierre Wajoka nbsp Chris Cahill nbsp Desmond Fa aiuaso nbsp Penitito Tumua nbsp Godwin Bebeu nbsp Alick Maemae nbsp Stanley Waita nbsp Pio Palu nbsp Richard Iwai nbsp Moise Poida 1 goal nbsp Ramin Ott nbsp Thomas La Mouton nbsp Kunda Tom nbsp Joasaia Bukalidi nbsp Peni Finau nbsp Jose Hmae nbsp Yohann Mercier nbsp Poulidor Toto nbsp Damien Fonoti nbsp Junior Michael nbsp Lionel Taylor nbsp Judd Molea nbsp Samson Takayama nbsp Temarii Tinorua nbsp Axel Williams nbsp Unaloto Feao nbsp Lafeale Moala nbsp Malakai Savieti nbsp Kaisani Uhatahi nbsp Viliamu Sekifu nbsp Andrew Chichirua nbsp Victor Maleb nbsp Jean Nako Naprapol nbsp Tom Tomake 1 own goal nbsp Stephen Willis against Tuvalu See also editPacific Games Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games Women s tournamentReferences edit OFC WORLD CUP amp OLYMPIC MATCH SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED Archived 2007 11 15 at the Wayback Machine OFC 15 June 2007 OFC OFC 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP ROUTE VIA ASIA Archived 2007 04 28 at the Wayback Machine OFC 7 December 2006 Accessed 15 February 2007 a b FIFA World Cup qualification OFC 2010 football table and standings soccer365 me Retrieved 9 April 2024 Long World Cup qualifying road starts in Samoa Reuters 23 August 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games Men 27s tournament amp oldid 1218104399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
