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Oceania Football Confederation
Oceania Football Confederation logo.svg
OFC.svg
Abbreviation OFC
Formation 1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Type Sports organisation
Headquarters Auckland, New Zealand
Region served
Oceania apart from Australia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
Membership
13 member associations (11 full)
Official language
English
President
Lambert Maltock
Vice Presidents
Thierry Ariiotima
Kapi Natto John
Lord Ve'ehala
General Secretary
Franck Castillo
Parent organization
FIFA


The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six main groups that manage international football (soccer) around the world. The OFC has 13 members. Eleven of these are full members, and two are associate members not connected to FIFA. The OFC helps promote football in Oceania and allows its member countries to try and qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

The OFC is mostly made up of island nations. In these places, football is not always the most popular sport. These nations often have smaller economies and populations, so not much money is made from football. The OFC does not have a huge influence in the wider football world. No OFC team has ever won a major international title. The best result was Australia reaching the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in 1997.

In 2006, Australia, which was the largest and most successful OFC nation at the time, left to join the Asian Football Confederation. This made New Zealand the biggest football group within the OFC. The current president of OFC is Lambert Maltock, who has been in charge since April 2018. The main office for the OFC is in Auckland, New Zealand.

History of Oceania Football

Ngahue Reserve (cropped)
The OFC Home of Football in Ngahue Reserve, Auckland, New Zealand

The OFC started in 1966. It was created to represent countries in the Pacific region. This happened after Australia and New Zealand tried and failed to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The idea for a Pacific football group first came up in 1964. Sid Guppy from the New Zealand Football Association (NZFA) and Jim Bayutti from the Australian Soccer Federation pushed for this idea. They were encouraged by the AFC saying no to them.

After early talks in Tokyo in 1964, Scottish-born Charlie Dempsey was asked by the NZFA to work with Bayutti. Their goal was to create the Oceania Football Confederation. They got enough support, and FIFA approved their plan in 1966. The first members of the OFC were:

  • the Australian Soccer Federation (now called Football Australia)
  • New Zealand Football Association (now called New Zealand Football)
  • the Fiji Football Association
  • the Papua New Guinea Football Association

Representatives from New Caledonia also helped start the OFC in 1966. However, New Caledonia could only be a temporary member. This was because the territory was not yet independent from France in sports matters.

Australia left the OFC in 1972 to try joining the AFC again. But they rejoined the OFC in 1978. They were never official members of the AFC during the 1970s. After Australia left in 1972, Lou Gautier from Soccer World magazine said that an Oceania group was "a pipe dream" with no real benefits for Australian football. Jim Bayutti left the OFC in 1970 because Australia planned to move to the AFC. As a result, Charles Dempsey became the acting secretary of the OFC. Dempsey also led the New Zealand football body.

Dempsey stayed as OFC acting secretary for ten years. He was then elected president in 1982. Other presidents before him included New Zealanders William Walkley and Jack Cowie, and Australians Vic Tuting and Arthur George. Dempsey was president until 2000. He convinced smaller Pacific nations to join the group. These included Samoa (1986), Vanuatu (1988), Tahiti (1990), Tonga and the Cook Islands (both 1994), and American Samoa (1998). Dempsey was the last OFC president from New Zealand or Australia. All presidents since then have been from other Pacific countries.

Australia's men's national team, nicknamed the Socceroos, was the first team from the region to play in a FIFA World Cup. This happened in 1974. They were in a group with Chile, East Germany, and West Germany. They did not score any goals but played well in all three matches. Eight years later, New Zealand's national team, the All Whites, played in their first World Cup. At the 1982 tournament, they lost by bigger scores than Australia had.

From the 1960s to the early 1980s, OFC countries played against AFC nations in different World Cup qualifying tournaments. It was not until the 1986 qualifiers that the OFC had its own separate qualifying tournament. Chinese Taipei was an OFC member from 1975 to 1989. This island nation is in the north Pacific, but it was a member for political reasons. It later rejoined the AFC. Israel (which was never a member) played in the 1986 and 1990 OFC World Cup qualifiers for similar political reasons, even though it is not in the Pacific.

Australia lost several World Cup playoffs against teams from other regions in the 1980s and 1990s. They lost to Scotland in 1985, then Argentina in 1993, and then Iran in 1997. The only time Australia did not reach the inter-confederation playoff during this period was in 1989. In that year, Israel qualified ahead of Australia in the second round of OFC qualifiers. Israel then lost to Colombia.

The closest Australia came to qualifying was against Iran in 1997. Australia was leading 3-1 in total goals late in the second game in Melbourne. But the game was stopped when a pitch invader, Peter Hore, ran onto the field. After that, Australia gave up two quick goals and failed to qualify because of the away goals rule. FIFA officially recognized OFC as a full confederation in 1996. It also gave OFC a seat on the FIFA executive board. In 1998, the OFC introduced a new logo and a magazine called The Wave.

Australia's national team was seen as the strongest team in the OFC for a long time. Many matches involving them were very one-sided, especially in the 1990s and 2000s. For example, in June 1997, during qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, they beat the Solomon Islands 13–0. The next year, they defeated the Cook Islands 16–0 at the 1998 OFC Nations Cup. At the 2000 OFC Nations Cup, they beat them 17–0. Australia's strong performance also happened in women's competitions. For example, at the 1998 OFC Women's Championship, their women's team, The Matildas, beat Fiji 17-0 and American Samoa 21-0.

The very high scores continued in April 2001, during the first round of OFC qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Australia beat Tonga 22–0. After that, they had a 31–0 win over American Samoa and an 11–0 win over Samoa. The game against American Samoa became the biggest win in international football history. It broke the record set in the Tonga game. Also, Archie Thompson broke the record for most goals in an international match, scoring 13.

Australia's amazing scoring in the early qualifying rounds did not help them in their playoff against Uruguay later that year. In the first game, the Socceroos beat the South American team 1–0 in Melbourne. But they lost badly, 3–0, in the away game. Before the away game, there was trouble at the airport in Montevideo. Australian players were spat on, punched, and insulted by Uruguayan fans. On May 24, 2004, New Caledonia became the 12th member of the OFC.

Australia reached another playoff against Uruguay in late 2005. Like in 2001, both teams won one game each. This led to Australia finally ending their long wait to qualify for the World Cup. They won in a dramatic penalty shootout in Sydney. The Socceroos had extra security for the first away game because of the 2001 airport incident. In the second game, the Uruguayan team was booed loudly during their national anthem. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Australia was knocked out by Italy, who went on to win the tournament. Australia's 3–1 group stage win against Japan is the only time an OFC team has won a game at the World Cup.

Australia left the OFC again that same year and joined the Asian Football Confederation. The deal with the AFC was made in June 2005, before Australia beat Uruguay to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. The move became official on January 1, 2006. However, Australia still represented the OFC at that year's World Cup. After Australia joined the AFC in 2006, they tried to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. One of their selling points was that the South Pacific area had never hosted the World Cup. Australian football chief John O'Neill said in July 2006 that the Pacific region should get a chance to host. Australia and New Zealand later co-hosted the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup together, even though they were in different football groups.

In 2008, an associate member, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, also left the OFC. In 2009, it joined the AFC as an associate member. In late 2009, the Palau Football Association, which is in Oceania but not officially linked to the OFC, also tried to join the AFC but was not successful. New Zealand ended its own World Cup drought in 2009. They beat Bahrain to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Australia, now representing the AFC, also played in that tournament. New Zealand was the only team that did not lose a game at the tournament, but they did not get past the group stage.

With Australia gone, New Zealand started playing in World Cup playoffs against teams from other regions more often. They lost badly to Mexico over two games in 2013. They narrowly missed out to Peru in 2017 and Costa Rica in 2022. On March 24, 2025, New Zealand qualified for the 2026 edition. They beat New Caledonia 3-0 in the final game of the new OFC qualification tournament. This new tournament has one guaranteed spot for the OFC.

In November 2024, the OFC announced plans to start a five-month-long OFC Professional League. It is set to begin in January 2026. The first competition will have eight top clubs from different Pacific nations. This could include teams from Australia and Hawaii. Clubs from Hawaii would normally play under CONCACAF because Hawaii is part of the United States. Thirty-two clubs have said they want to join. These include four Australian clubs and teams from New Caledonia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, and Tahiti. The Australian clubs include the Marconi Stallions, South Melbourne FC, and Sunshine Coast Fire. These teams play outside Australia's main A-League competition.

Clubs from countries not in the OFC that want to join will have to pay for their own travel and places to stay. They will probably not be able to play in the FIFA Club World Cup if they win the OFC Professional League. This new competition is expected to replace the OFC Men's Champions League, which has been running since 1987. Auckland FC, a New Zealand-based club in Australia's A-League, wants to join. One reason is that they cannot qualify for the Asian Champions League by winning the A-League, since New Zealand is an OFC country. Two other New Zealand-based clubs outside the A-League, Christchurch United and Nelson Suburbs, also want to join.

The OFC has started the process for clubs to apply to the league. The final eight teams are expected to be chosen by September 2025. Clubs that apply must show they can manage their money for four years. They also need to meet important rules about money, sports, buildings, staff, and legal matters. In May 2025, the OFC confirmed it had chosen 13 possible teams for the final Club Licensing stage. Two of these 13 teams were Australian, and the other 11 were from OFC nations.

OFC Leaders

Current Leaders

Name Position
Vanuatu Lambert Maltock President
French Polynesia Thierry Ariiotima Vice President
Papua New Guinea Kapi Natto John Vice President
Tonga Lord Ve'ehala Vice President
New Caledonia Franck Castillo General Secretary

Member Nations

Current Members

The OFC has 11 full member associations and 2 associate members. The two associate members are part of the OFC but are not members of FIFA.

Code Association National teams Founded Membership FIFA
affiliation
OFC
affiliation
IOC
member
Note
ASA  American Samoa (Men, Women) 1984 Full 1998 1998 Yes
COK  Cook Islands (Men, Women) 1971 Full 1994 1994 Yes
FIJ  Fiji (Men, Women) 1938 Full 1964 1966 Yes
KIR  Kiribati (Men, Women) 1980 Associate N/A 2007 Yes
NCL  New Caledonia (Men, Women) 1928 Full 2004 1999 No
NZL  New Zealand (Men, Women) 1891 Full 1948 1966 Yes
PNG  Papua New Guinea (Men, Women) 1962 Full 1966 1966 Yes
SAM  Samoa (Men, Women) 1968 Full 1986 1986 Yes
SOL  Solomon Islands (Men, Women) 1979 Full 1988 1988 Yes
TAH  Tahiti (Men, Women) 1989 Full 1990 1990 No
TGA  Tonga (Men, Women) 1965 Full 1994 1994 Yes
TUV  Tuvalu (Men, W) 1979 Associate N/A 2006 Yes
VAN  Vanuatu (Men, Women) 1934 Full 1988 1988 Yes

Former Members

Association Membership Year
 Australia Full 1966–1972, 1978–2006
 Chinese Taipei Full 1976–1978, 1982–1989
 Micronesia Associate 2006–???
 Niue Associate 1983–2021
 Northern Mariana Islands Associate 1983–2009
 Palau Associate 2006–2023
  •  Israel's men's national team played in OFC World Cup qualifying tournaments in 1986 and 1990 for political reasons, but it was never an OFC member.

Non-Members in Oceania

Three football groups are in Oceania but are not part of the OFC. Instead, they are members of the Asian Football Confederation:

  •  Australia
  •  Guam
  •  Northern Mariana Islands

Most island states near the Pacific coast of Asia (like Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines) joined the AFC before the OFC was even created. The island state of Chinese Taipei (also known as Taiwan) was in the OFC during the 1970s and 1980s due to political issues with China. It had been part of the AFC before joining the OFC and eventually rejoined the AFC.

Football Competitions

National Team Competitions

Men's

  • OFC Men's Nations Cup
  • OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • OFC U-19 Men's Championship
  • OFC U-16 Men's Championship
  • OFC Futsal Championship
  • OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
  • OFC Beach Soccer Championship

Women's

  • OFC Women's Nations Cup
  • OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • OFC U-20 Women's Championship
  • OFC U-17 Women's Championship
  • OFC Women's Futsal Cup

Club Competitions

Men's

  • OFC Champions League
  • OFC Futsal Champions League
  • OFC Professional League (new league starting in 2026)

Women's

  • OFC Women's Champions League

Current Champions

Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
National teams
Nations Cup 2024 (final)  New Zealand 6th  Vanuatu 2028 (final)
Pacific Games 2023  New Caledonia 1st  Solomon Islands 2027
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2023  New Zealand 5th  Fiji 2027
U-19/U-20 Championship 2024  New Zealand 9th  New Caledonia 2026
U-16/U-17 Championship 2024  New Zealand 10th  Fiji 2025 15-30 Aug
Futsal Nations Cup 2023  New Zealand 2nd  Tahiti 2025 20-24 Sep
Beach Soccer Nations Cup 2024  Tahiti 4rd  Solomon Islands TBD
National teams (women)
Women's Nations Cup 2022 (final) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 1st Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 2025 (final)
Women's Olympic Tournament 2024 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 5th Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands
Pacific Games 2023 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 6th Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 2027
U-19/U20 Women's Championship 2023  New Zealand 8th  Fiji 2025 21Sep-4Oct
U-16/U17 Women's Championship 2024  New Zealand 6th  Samoa 2025 1-14 Aug
Futsal Women's Nations Cup 2024  New Zealand 1st  Fiji TBD
Club teams
Champions League 2025 (final) New Zealand Auckland City 13th Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2026 (final)
OFC Professional League 2026
Futsal Champions League 2024 (final) New Caledonia AS PTT 1st Solomon Islands Mataks FC TBD
Club teams (women)
Women's Champions League 2024 (final) New Zealand Auckland United 1st Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2025 (final)

FIFA World Rankings

Ranking Overview

Historical Leaders (Men's)

New Zealand men's national football team New Caledonia national football team New Zealand men's national football team New Caledonia national football team Fiji national football team New Zealand men's national football team Australia men's national soccer team New Zealand men's national football team Australia men's national soccer team New Zealand men's national football team Australia men's national soccer team

Major Tournament Records

Legend
  •  1st  – Champion
  •  2nd  – Runner-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals (top 8)
  • R3 – Round 3 (knockout round of 16)
  • R2 – Round 2 (knockout round of 16 or 32)
  • R1 – Round 1 (group stage or knockout round of 16)
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •    — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter / withdrew / banned / disqualified
  •     — Hosts

FIFA World Cup

Teams from Oceania have played in the FIFA World Cup four times: Australia in 1974 and 2006, and New Zealand in 1982 and 2010. Only Australia in 2006 made it past the first round.

The OFC used to be the only FIFA group that did not have a guaranteed spot in the World Cup finals. From 1966 to 1982, OFC teams joined the Asian qualifying tournament. From 1986 onwards, the winners of the Oceanian qualifying tournament had to play against teams from other regions to get a spot in the World Cup.

Starting in 2026, the OFC will have a guaranteed spot in the FIFA World Cup for the first time ever. This is because the competition is growing from 32 to 48 teams.

FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930
Uruguay
(13)
1934
Italy
(16)
1938
France
(15)
1950
Brazil
(13)
1954
Switzerland
(16)
1958
Sweden
(16)
1962
Chile
(16)
1966
England
(16)
1970
Mexico
(16)
1974
West Germany
(16)
1978
Argentina
(16)
1982
Spain
(24)
1986
Mexico
(24)
1990
Italy
(24)
1994
United States
(24)
1998
France
(32)
2002
Japan
South Korea
(32)
2006
Germany
(32)
2010
South Africa
(32)
2014
Brazil
(32)
2018
Russia
(32)
2022
Qatar
(32)
2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48)
Years inclusive
WC Qual.
OFC qualifier 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
 Australia R1 R2 Part of AFC 2 11
 New Zealand × × × × × R1 R1 Q 3 14
Total (2 teams) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Q 5

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team 1991
China
(12)
1995
Sweden
(12)
1999
United States
(16)
2003
United States
(16)
2007
China
(16)
2011
Germany
(16)
2015
Canada
(24)
2019
France
(24)
2023
Australia
New Zealand
(32)
Years inclusive
W. WC Qual.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia R1 R1 R1 Part of AFC 3 4
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 6 8
Total (2 teams) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 12

Olympic Games

Men's Tournament

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team
Total (3 teams)
1900
France
(3)
1904
United States
(3)
1908
United Kingdom
(6)
1912
Sweden
(11)
1920
Belgium
(14)
1924
France
(22)
1928
Netherlands
(17)
1936
Germany
(16)
1948
United Kingdom
(18)
1952
Finland
(25)
1956
Australia
(11)
1960
Italy
(16)
1964
Japan
(14)
1968
Mexico
(16)
1972
West Germany
(16)
1976
Canada
(13)
1980
Soviet Union
(16)
1984
United States
(16)
1988
South Korea
(16)
1992
Spain
(16)
1996
United States
(16)
2000
Australia
(16)
2004
Greece
(16)
2008
China
(16)
2012
United Kingdom
(16)
2016
Brazil
(16)
2020
Japan
(16)
2024
France
(16)
Years
 Australia × × × × × × × × × × QF × × × × × × × QF 4th GS GS QF Part of AFC 6
 Fiji × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × GS 1
 New Zealand × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × GS GS QF GS 4

Women's Tournament

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team
Total (2 teams)
1996
United States
(8)
2000
Australia
(8)
2004
Greece
(10)
2008
China
(12)
2012
United Kingdom
(12)
2016
Brazil
(12)
2020
Japan
(12)
2024
France
(12)
Years
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia GS QF Part of AFC 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand GS QF GS GS GS 5

OFC Nations Cup

OFC Men's Nations Cup record
Team
(Total 15 teams)
1973
New Zealand
(5)
1980
New Caledonia
(8)
1996
Pacific Community
(4)
1998
Australia
(6)
2000
French Polynesia
(6)
2002
New Zealand
(8)
2004
Australia
(6)
2008
Pacific Community
(4)
2012
Solomon Islands
(8)
2016
Papua New Guinea
(8)
2024
Vanuatu
Fiji
(8)
Years
 New Zealand 1st GS SF 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 1st 11
 Tahiti 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th GS 3rd 5th 1st GS 3rd 10
 Vanuatu 4th GS GS 4th 4th 6th 4th GS GS 2nd 10
 Fiji 5th 4th 3rd •• GS 4th 3rd GS GS 4th 9
 Solomon Islands × GS SF 3rd GS 2nd 4th SF GS 8
 Australia × 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st Part of AFC 6
 New Caledonia 3rd 3rd GS 2nd 2nd SF × 6
 Papua New Guinea × GS GS × GS 2nd GS 5
 Samoa × × GS GS GS 3
 Cook Islands × × × GS GS × 2
 American Samoa × × × 0
 Tonga × × 0
 Tuvalu × × × × × × × × × × 0
 Kiribati × × × × × × × × × × × 0
 Niue × × × × × × × × × × × 0

OFC Women's Nations Cup

OFC Women's Nations Cup record
Team
(Total 15 teams)
1983
New Caledonia
(4)
1986
New Zealand
(4)
1989
Australia
(5)
1991
Australia
(3)
1994
Papua New Guinea
(3)
1998
New Zealand
(6)
2003
Australia
(5)
2007
Papua New Guinea
(4)
2010
New Zealand
(8)
2014
Papua New Guinea
(4)
2018
New Caledonia
(8)
2022
Fiji
(9)
Years
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st × 11
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea × 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st Part of AFC 7
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands 5th × 3rd 3rd GS QF 5
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 4th 4th × × GS 2nd 2nd 5
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga × 3rd GS 4th GS QF 5
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa GS 4th × GS 4th 4
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg New Caledonia 3rd × 4th QF 3
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 4th 4th 3rd 3
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti × × GS GS QF 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei 1st 1st Part of AFC 2
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu × × GS GS 2
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa GS × × 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia B 4th Part of AFC 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand B 4th 1

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team 1977
Tunisia
(16)
1979
Japan
(16)
1981
Australia
(16)
1983
Mexico
(16)
1985
Soviet Union
(16)
1987
Chile
(16)
1989
Saudi Arabia
(16)
1991
Portugal
(16)
1993
Australia
(16)
1995
Qatar
(16)
1997
Malaysia
(24)
1999
Nigeria
(24)
2001
Argentina
(24)
2003
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2005
Netherlands
(24)
2007
Canada
(24)
2009
Egypt
(24)
2011
Colombia
(24)
2013
Turkey
(24)
2015
New Zealand
(24)
2017
South Korea
(24)
2019
Poland
(24)
2023
Argentina
(24)
2025
Chile
(24)
Years
 Australia QF R1 R1 R1 4th 4th QF R2 R1 R2 R2 R1 Part of AFC 12
 Fiji R1 R1 2
 New Caledonia Q 1
 New Zealand R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 Q 8
 Tahiti R1 R1 2
 Vanuatu R1 1
Total (6 teams) 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 26

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team 2002
Canada
(12)
2004
Thailand
(12)
2006]]
Russia
(16)
2008
Chile
(16)
2010
Germany
(16)
2012
Japan
(16)
2014
Canada
(16)
2016
Papua New Guinea
(16)
2018
France
(16)
2022
Costa Rica
(16)
2024
Colombia
(24)
2026
Poland
(24)
Years
 Australia QF QF R1 Part of AFC 3
 Fiji R1 1
 New Zealand R1 R1 R1 R1 QF R1 R1 R1 R1 9
 Papua New Guinea R1 1
Total (4 teams) 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 16

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team 1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
2025
Qatar
(48)
Years
 Australia QF QF R1 QF QF QF 2nd QF R1 R1 Part of AFC 10
 Fiji × Q 1
 New Caledonia R1 R1 Q 3
 New Zealand R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R1 R2 R1 R1 R1 Q 11
 Solomon Islands R1 1
Total (5 teams) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 26

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team 2008
New Zealand
(16)
2010
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2012
Azerbaijan
(16)
2014
Costa Rica
(16)
2016
Jordan
(16)
2018
Uruguay
(16)
2022
India
(16)
2024
Dominican Republic
(16)
2025
Morocco
(24)
Years
 New Zealand R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 3rd R1 R1 Q 9
 Samoa × × × × × Q 1
Total (2 teams) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 10

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team 1989
Netherlands
(16)
1992
Hong Kong
(16)
1996
Spain
(16)
2000
Guatemala
(16)
2004
Taiwan
(16)
2008
Brazil
(20)
2012
Thailand
(24)
2016
Colombia
(24)
2021
Lithuania
(24)
2024
Uzbekistan
(24)
Years
 Australia R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 Part of AFC 5
 New Zealand R1 1
 Solomon Islands R1 R1 R1 R1 4
Total (3 teams) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team 2005
Brazil
(12)
2006
Brazil
(16)
2007
Brazil
(16)
2008
France
(16)
2009
United Arab Emirates
(16)
2011
Italy
(16)
2013
French Polynesia
(16)
2015
Portugal
(16)
2017
The Bahamas
(16)
2019
Paraguay
(16)
2021
Russia
(16)
2024
United Arab Emirates
(16)
2025
Seychelles
(16)
Years
 Australia R1 Part of AFC 1
 Solomon Islands R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 5
 Tahiti R1 4th 2nd 2nd R1 QF QF R1 8
Total (3 teams) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 13
Notes

Former Tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team 1992
Saudi Arabia
(4)
1995
Saudi Arabia
(6)
1997
Saudi Arabia
(8)
1999
Mexico
(8)
2001
South Korea
Japan
(8)
2003
France
(8)
2005
Germany
(8)
2009
South Africa
(8)
2013
Brazil
(8)
2017
Russia
(8)
Years
 Australia × × 2nd 3rd GS Part of AFC 3
 New Zealand × × GS GS GS GS 4
 Tahiti × × GS 1
Total (3 teams) 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8

See also

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