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What are the best Oceania soccer teams? In international soccer there are over 200 teams in competition at any given time. While Europe fields most of the sport's stalwarts, countries from all over the world compete in international FIFA sanctioned tournaments. From the Oceania Football Confederation, there are only 13 member associations who compete, and these teams feature some of the best soccer players of all time. So, who is the best Oceania soccer team in international football? Which Oceania national football teams do you love?
When it comes to the best Oceania football team, New Zealand must be at the top, as they are the only OFC soccer team to make a World Cup so far. Controversially, the OFC's largest and most successful nation Australia left the OFC in 2006 leaving New Zealand as the largest federation.
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The New Zealand national football team represents New Zealand in international football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in New Zealand New Zealand Football, which is currently a member of the Oceania Football Confederation. The team's official nickname is the All Whites, being one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.
New Zealand is a four-time OFC champion. The team represented New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1982 and 2010, and the FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments in 1999, 2003 and 2009.
Because most New Zealand football clubs are semi-professional rather than fully professional, most top New Zealand footballers play abroad for clubs in Europe, the United States, Canada and in the Australian A-League.
Photo: Fiji FA
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62 votes
Fiji
The Fiji national football team is the national team of Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association. Their best finish in the OFC Nations Cup was third in 1998 and 2008.
The Samoa national association football team represents Samoa in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's home ground is Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium in Apia. It was known as the Western Samoa national football team until 1997, . Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.
The Cook Islands national football team is the national team of the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 24,000 people it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.
The American Samoa national association football team represents American Samoa in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation American Samoa, the governing body the sport in the territory. American Samoa's home ground is Veterans Memorial Stadium in Pago Pago and their head coach is Uinifareti Aliva.
Photo: Solomon Islands
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42 votes
Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of Solomon Islands and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation.
