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FIFA Football Executive Programme for MAs creates significant impact in Asia and Oceania

Young executives from FIFA Member Associations (MAs) in Asia and Oceania have completed the year-long FIFA Football Executive Programme (FEP) which aims to further professionalise and develop top-level football administration globally. 

Football Executive Programme for Asia and Oceania MAs 

Invitations to tender for media rights to FIFA World Cup 26™and FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027™ officially launched in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

FIFA has officially launched invitations to tender (ITTs) in New Zealand, for the media rights to FIFA World Cup 26™ and FIFA World Cup 2030™, as well as for the FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027™. 

NEW ZEALAND Knowledge Capture Brief - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023                                        
									

Milestone moment for Oceanian female match officials

Eleven FIFA match officials representing New Zealand, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Samoa officiated at the OFC Men’s Champions League 2025 - Qualifying becoming the first OFC men's tournament to feature an all-female officiating team. 

Match officials at the OFC Men’s Champions League 2025 - Qualifying held at CIFA Academy, Cook Islands

History-making Samoa team takes World Cup preparation to new level

The Samoa Under-17 women’s team is determined to be one of the best prepared teams from Oceania to ever travel to a FIFA World Cup.

Samoa U17 Women's Team 

Disciplinary sanctions concerning FIFA World Cup™ qualifying

FIFA has published the sanctions imposed by its Disciplinary Committee for incidents that took place in September 2024 during the preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup 26™.

Moises Caicedo of Ecuador competes for the ball against Sergio Peña of Peru 

San Marino buoyant as Brunei and Samoa soar

Bolivia, Samoa, Brunei Darussalam and San Marino make major strides

Muhammad Nurikhwan Bin Othman of Brunei Darussalam celebrates

Historic FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifying will inspire Oceania, says FIFA President

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) members will inspire youngsters across the region as they contest a historic first automatic qualifying spot at a FIFA World Cup following the preliminary draw for the 2026 edition.

OFC Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26ª

FIFA headquarters to stage OFC Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26™

The Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) 11 members will discover the start of the road that could lead to them being one of the 48 teams at the most inclusive FIFA World Cup™ ever when their preliminary qualifying draw takes place on 18 July 2024.

OFC Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26™

FIFA Member Associations in focus (February/March 2024)

We look at some of the exceptional work that FIFA’s member associations have done over recent weeks to help grow and strengthen the game, making football truly global.

Portugal v Mexico: Group  D - FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup UAE 2024

FIFA+ becomes the official global home of OFC competitions

FIFA is thrilled to announce a new partnership that will see FIFA+ become the official home for all Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) competitions for the next two years, with all matches streamed globally. 

OFC's 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualifier Stage 1, Match Day Two, American Samoa v Tonga

Investment driving women’s football impetus in Oceania as New Zealand reach Paris 2024

The 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament qualifiers underlined growth in the region both on and off the field as the impact of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup continues to resonate. 

OFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament

Argentina peerless, Panama buoyant

Last FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking of year largely unchanged

Panama's players celebrate

Emma Evans: You can’t be, what you can’t see

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ is slowly approaching its final phase. A long list of on and off-field superlatives will ensure the afterglow of this historic event will take some time to fade. 

Unity Pitch Marketing Activation - 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Play Off Tournament

Gianni Infantino visits FIFA Forward development projects in Samoa

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has travelled to Samoa to see at first hand the development which has taken place with the support of the FIFA Forward programme. 

FIFA President Visits Samoa - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

Tailoring Talent Development in Oceania

Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara, the capital of Aotearoa New Zealand was the setting for the latest FIFA Knowledge Exchange workshop between 23-28 July, organised by FIFA’s Technical Division.

FIFA Knowledge Exchange Workshop (Technical Leadership & TDS), New Zealand - group photo

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