2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup OFC qualifier | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Tahiti |
City | Papeete |
Dates | 22–26 August |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tahiti |
Runners-up | Solomon Islands |
Third place | Fiji |
Fourth place | Tonga |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 120 (15 per match) |
Attendance | 4,500 (563 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Gabiriele Matanisiga (12 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Jonathan Torohia |
Fair play award |
Fiji Tahiti |
The 2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup was the seventh edition of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, the top beach soccer competition contested by Oceanian men's national beach soccer teams. The tournament was organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).
The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in June, but was subsequently pushed back to take place from 22 to 26 August 2023 [1] in Tahiti. [2] [3]
The tournament doubled as qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the United Arab Emirates; the champions qualified. [4]
Four of the eleven OFC-affiliated members entered the tournament.
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Fiji [5] | 3rd | Third place ( 2011) |
Solomon Islands [6] | 7th | Champions ( 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013) |
Tahiti (hosts; title-holders) | 6th | Champions ( 2011, 2019) |
Tonga [2] | 2nd | 5th place ( 2019) |
The tournament was held in Papeete at Aorai Tini Hau stadium, with an approximate capacity of 1,080. [4]
All times are local, TAHT ( GMT−10).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tahiti (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | +32 | 9 | Final |
2 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 3 | Third Place Match |
4 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 62 | −53 | 0 |
Fiji | 3–6 | Solomon Islands |
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Man of the match: Thomas Amasia (Solomon Islands) [7] |
Tahiti | 26–3 | Tonga |
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Man of the match: Heirauarii Salem (Tahiti) [7]
Tonga | 3–21 | Fiji |
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Man of the match: Gabiriele Matanisiga (Fiji) [8]
Solomon Islands | 3–10 | Tahiti |
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Man of the match: Jonathan Torohia (Tahiti) [8]
Solomon Islands | 15–3 | Tonga |
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Man of the match: Thompson Peter (Solomon Islands) [9]
Tahiti | 5–3 | Fiji |
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Man of the match: Heimanu Taiarui (Tahiti) [9]
Fiji | 12–0 | Tonga |
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Man of the match: Gabiriele Matanisiga (Fiji) [10]
Man of the match: Jonathan Torohia (Tahiti) [10]
The champion of the 2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup qualified for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Previous
appearances in
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
1 only FIFA era (since 2005) |
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Tahiti | 26 August 2023 | 6 ( 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
There have been 120 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 15 goals per match (as of 25 August 2023).
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
All matches were broadcast live on the OFC and TNTV official Facebook channels. [11]
In front of a capacity crowd
The Championship also served to select a national beach soccer team known commonly as the Biliki ahead of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup