Fiji national football team

Men's association football team representing Fiji

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Fiji women's national football team.

Fiji

Nickname(s)| Bula Boys
Association| Fiji Football Association
Confederation| OFC (Oceania)
Head coach| Rob Sherman
Captain| Roy Krishna
Most caps| Roy Krishna (61)
Top scorer| Roy Krishna (44)
Home stadium| HFC Bank Stadium
FIFA code| FIJ

First colours

Second colours

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FIFA ranking
Current|  148  1 (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest| 94 (July 1994)
Lowest| 199 (July 2015)
First international
Fiji 4–6 New Zealand
(Suva, Fiji; 7 October 1951)
Biggest win
Fiji 24–0 Kiribati
(Nausori, Fiji; 30 August 1979)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 13–0 Fiji
(Auckland, New Zealand; 16 August 1981)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances| 9 (first in 1973)
Best result| Third place (1998 and 2008)
Pacific Games
Appearances| 14 (first in 1963)
Best result| Champions (1991, 2003)
Melanesia Cup/MSG Prime Minister's Cup
Appearances| 9 (first in 1988)
Best result| Melanesia Cup: Champions
(1988, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2000)
MSG Prime Minister's Cup: Runners-up
(2024)
Fiji national football team Medal record

Pacific Games
| 1991 Port Moresby | Team
| 2003 Suva | Team
| 1963 Suva | Team
| 1979 Suva | Team
| 1983 Apia | Team
| 2007 Apia | Team
| 1995 Papeete | Team

The Fiji men's national football team (Fijian: timi ni soka ni Viti) is Fiji's national men's team and is controlled by the governing body of football in Fiji, the Fiji Football Association.[3] The team plays most of their home games at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.

Fiji first participated in the FIFA World Cup qualification in 1982; since 1990, Fiji have attempted to qualify for each World Cup without success. Their best result was a final round appearance in 2010. The national team also represents Fiji at the OFC Nations Cup, having appeared in eight out of ten previous tournaments. Fiji's best result is a third-place finish at the 1998 and 2008 editions. They have won the Melanesia Cup five times and competed in the Pacific Games from 1963 until 2015 when the competition became an under-23 tournament.

As in most countries in Oceania where football (or soccer) is not the most popular sport (such as Australia and New Zealand), Fiji's most popular sport is rugby union. As of 2022, Fiji has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. In spite of this, the country's youth football team has enjoyed recent success, qualifying for both the 2015 and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cups and the 2016 Olympic football tournaments.

## History

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### Beginnings (1951–1973)

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Fiji's first international football game was against a New Zealand side that was touring Oceania and had played four games against New Caledonia.[4] The international, which took place on 7 October 1951, saw New Zealand getting the win 6-4. Jock Newall got a hat-trick for New Zealand. New Zealand returned the following year, with Fiji losing all three games, including a 9–0 drubbing in the second match.[5]

After being absent from the international game for eleven years, the Fiji Football Association joined FIFA in 1963.[6] That same year, the national team entered the first edition of the South Pacific Games, held in Fiji. In that tournament, the country appeared in its first gold medal match after defeating Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, but lost the match to New Caledonia 8–2. Marc-Kanyan Case scored four goals for the opposition and Fiji was relegated to silver.[7]

After missing 1966, the team's next tournament appearance was in the 1969 Games held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. They finished in fourth place out of six teams after losing to Papua New Guinea in the bronze medal playoff.[8] Two years later, Fiji finished at the bottom of Group two with losses against New Caledonia and New Hebrides. They would, however, defeat the Cook Islands in the fifth place play-off.[9]

### World Cup qualifying debut and Oceania upsets (1973–1991)

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As a member of the Oceania Football Confederation, Fiji played in the first edition of the OFC Nations Cup held in New Zealand in 1973. They did not win a match in the four games they played during the tournament.[10] Competing at the 1975 South Pacific Games the national team, under coach Sashi Mahendra Singh, made the semi-finals of the competition where they lost to Tahiti. In the third-place playoff, they lost to the Solomon Islands by a goal.[11]

After John Lal became the new coach for Fiji in 1977, his first match as coach was an unofficial game against Taiwan which ended in a two-all draw before taking on Australia who played Taiwan because of the soccer ban in the country.[12] On 19 March 1977, they took on Australia at Buckhurst Park. Seven national players from Ba F.C. were unavailable due to a planned tour of New Zealand. After holding off the Australians for the first forty-five minutes, Jimmy Okete (who was making his debut) scored the only goal of the game. This was a shock to the locals since the team struggled in the two tours to Australia in 1961 and 1968 against the state teams.[13]

Under the orders of new coach, Moti Musadilal, they played some pre-tournament friendlies against New Zealand conceding nine goals in the two games before competing at the 1979 South Pacific Games in Suva. After getting a nil all draw against Papua New Guinea, they scored their biggest win against Kiribati winning by twenty-four goals. After defeating Wallis and Futuna in the quarter-finals and Solomon Islands in the semis, they made it to their second Pacific Games final against Tahiti. In front of over twenty thousand people, Fiji came up short again with Erroll Bennett scoring a double to give Tahiti the gold medal.[14]

Fiji's next tournament was the 1980 OFC Nations Cup where they were grouped with New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Tahiti. After defeating the Solomon Islands in the opening game, they were expected to lose against New Zealand who were the favourites to win the group. On 27 February 1980, they became the first Fijian team to defeat a New Zealand team with Dewan Chand and Meli Vuilabasa both scoring two goals in the victory.[15] Fiji did not make it to the final. They lost first to Tahiti 6–3, and then lost the third-place playoff to New Caledonia 2–1, in what was the last Oceania Cup for sixteen years.[16]

The following year saw a new coach with former New Zealand coach Wally Hughes leading the team into their first World Cup qualifiers. After opening with a four-goal defeat against New Zealand, they drew with Indonesia nil-all, before defeating Chinese Taipei 2–1 to be in third place with three points. For Fiji that momentum was short-lived. They finished at the bottom of the group after conceding twenty-three goals in the final two games against Australia and New Zealand. Hughes resigned after the Australian game stating, "I wouldn't wish on any coach what I have been through," suggesting that bribery was involved in the defeat to Australia.[17]

After two years absence from international football, the national team, under Rudi Gutendorf, competed at the 1983 South Pacific Games in Samoa. After finishing top of the group that featured New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, they defeated Papua New Guinea 2–0 in the quarter-finals before knocking off New Caledonia in the semi-final. In the final, they lost to Tahiti by a single goal which was contested by the players who attacked the referee and linesmen.[18][19] Another similar incident in a friendly against New Zealand happened the following year. This led to a one-year ban of international matches being held at Fiji.[20]

Fiji's next tournament was the 1988 Melanesia Cup held in the Solomon Islands. The national team won the final against the Solomon Islands 3–1 to claim their first title.[21] Later in that year, they competed in the first round of the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification against Australia, with the motivation of five hundred Fijian dollars bonus for each player if they won. In front of six thousand people, they defeated Australia 1–0 with Ravuame Madigi scoring the goal to take the lead heading into the second leg.[22] The second leg though saw Australia take out the match by a score of 5–1 in what media called the "Battle of Newcastle". It included an all-in brawl in the last part of the match which saw Charlie Yankos get a broken nose.[23][24]

After claiming the 1989 Melanesia Cup at home, in the following year they finished in third place behind Vanuatu and New Caledonia.[25][26] The team headed to Tahiti for the 1991 South Pacific Games where they finished top of the group before defeating Vanuatu in the semi-finals. In the final, they took on the Solomon Islands where Radike Nawalu scored the opening goal of the game in the 29th minute to give Fiji the lead. The game went to penalties with Fiji winning the gold for the first time.[27]

### Melanesia powerhouse (1991–2003)

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Fiji competed at the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification in Group B with Vanuatu and New Zealand. After losing to New Zealand in the opening game of qualifying at Christchurch, they headed off to Vanuatu to compete at the 1992 Melanesia Cup. They took the cup for the third time with the difference being one goal over New Caledonia.[28] After a 3–0 win over Vanuatu in Suva, they tied with New Zealand at the same ground. In the final game of the group, they defeated Vanuatu in Port Vila by the same scoreline. That game was a dead rubber as they finished behind New Zealand and were eliminated from contention.

After not qualifying for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup having finished second at the 1994 Melanesia Cup,[29] at the 1995 South Pacific Games in Tahiti Fiji won the bronze medal by defeating Vanuatu in the bronze medal playoff.[30]

Attempting to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Fiji got a bye into the second round of qualifying where they were paired with New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The top team qualified for the third round. The nation finished in second place with losses to New Zealand both at home (1–0) and away (5–0) being the critical factors in their elimination. Fiji's next tournament was the 1998 OFC Nations Cup after they qualified by taking out the 1998 Melanesia Cup held in Vanuatu. The only blemish being a one–all draw against the Solomon Islands.[31]

After losing to the hosts (Australia) 3–0 in their first game, they defeated the Cook Islands 3–1 to secure a semi-final spot where they fell to New Zealand by a single goal. This put them into the third-place playoff where they defeated Tahiti for their best result to date at the OFC Nations Cup with a third-place. Esala Masi was the top goalscorer for the tournament with three goals.[31] Fiji qualified for the following edition of the Nations Cup after winning the title at the 2000 Melanesia Cup in Fiji.[32] But later that year, Fiji withdrew because of political unrest in the country, which led to the 2000 Fijian coup d'état.[33]

Fiji's qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup started at Coffs Harbour when they were grouped with American Samoa, Australia, Samoa and Tonga in Group one. In the opening game of the group, they defeated American Samoa 13–0 to record their biggest win in a FIFA match. Shailemdra Lal scored five goals; Esala Masi scored four.[34] After defeating Samoa 6–1, they lost to Australia 2–0 to finish in second place and were eliminated from contention. Only the top team from the group qualified through to the second round.[35] They met Australia again at the 2002 OFC Nations Cup in New Zealand. They finished in third place in the group after only winning against New Caledonia followed by an 8–0 loss against Australia. This eliminated Fiji from the semi-finals and saw the sack of Billy Singh ending a seven-year reign in his third stint as coach of the national team.[36]

Fiji claimed the 2003 South Pacific Games gold medal at home. The squad, which consisted mostly of young players, was able to go unbeaten throughout the tournament defeating New Caledonia in the gold medal match. Esala Masi was Fiji's top scorer for Fiji with twelve goals which included the seven in the 12–0 win over Kiribati in the group stage.[37][38]

### Recent times (2004–)

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Fiji's qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup started in Samoa. They finished in second place in the qualifying group which featured Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and American Samoa. Their only loss was against Vanuatu on the final match-day.[39] This meant that Fiji qualified through to the 2004 OFC Nations Cup. After drawing with Tahiti and getting a win over Vanuatu, their World Cup chance ended when Fiji lost the next three matches and were eliminated at the second stage of qualifying.[40]

Fiji's next tournament was the 2007 South Pacific Games in Samoa, which was also the first round of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. After getting safely through the group, which included Tuvalu, Tahiti, Cook Islands and New Caledonia, they took on Vanuatu for a spot in the semi-finals to qualify for the next round.[41] In the semi-finals, they defeated Vanuatu to advance to the second round of qualifying with a three-goal victory, confirming their spot in the gold medal match. They lost by a single goal to New Caledonia, however, to finish runner-up for the fourth time.[42][43][44]

The second round of qualifying got off to a rocky start. Goalkeeper, Simione Tamanisau was refused entry because his father had been linked to the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.[45] The match was moved to the end of the qualifying period with Fiji winning 2–0. During that reschedule, the national team played the rest of their World Cup games. The team finished in third place in the group after getting only one point in their first three games—a three-all draw against New Caledonia. This was a key factor as the later 4–0 loss to the same team ended their hopes for qualifying to the next stage.[46]

Under the guidance of Gurjit Singh, the team competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in New Caledonia. In the group stage, the team qualified for the semi-finals with a game to spare as they would go through with a clean sweep of wins.[47] In the semi-finals, they took the lead against the Solomon Islands in the sixty-ninth minute of play with a goal by Maciu Dunadamu. But goals from Joses Nawo and Henry Fa'arodo, however, gave the Solomon Islands the win and a spot in the gold medal match. Fiji finished in fourth place losing to Tahiti in the bronze medal match 2–1.[48][49]

Juan Carlos Buzzetti returned to Fiji's top job as he led the team to the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. This was also the second part of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[50] Competing in Group B, they lost the opening game to New Zealand. The only goalscorer of the match was Kiwi player Tommy Smith in the eleventh minute. After a nil-all draw against the Solomon Islands, they got their only goal of the tournament with Maciu Dunadamu opening the scoring against Papua New Guinea in the fifteenth minute. But a late goal from Kema Jack ended the tournament for Fiji with a draw and knocked them out in the group stage.[51][52]

After not competing in a senior international for three years, the national team had two friendlies against A-League side Wellington Phoenix before entering their under-23 squad for the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea. This was also a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. After losing the opening game, they got a draw in the second match with Roy Krishna and Ilimotama Jese each scoring a goal for Fiji.[53][54] More friendlies took place before the national team headed to Papua New Guinea for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup. This was also the second round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup. With a squad that only had three outside of the National League, Fiji lost the opening game against New Zealand with Krishna getting the only goal in the 3–1 loss.[55] After defeating the Solomon Islands in their second game with a Krishna goal, they needed to at least draw Vanuatu in the final group game to have a chance at qualifying to the semis.[56] After almost getting the early lead from Krishna, Fiji fell behind by two goals from Dominique Fred and Fenedy Masauvakalo giving Vanuatu the lead. The second half saw Fiji tie the match at two-all as goals from Samuela Kautoga and Krishna gave the team hope of qualifying. But Fiji was eliminated from the competition as a penalty in the 75th minute by Brian Kaltack gave Vanuatu a spot in the semis by goal difference.[57]

For finishing third place, they qualified through to the third round of qualifying. Fiji was drawn to face New Zealand and New Caledonia in Group A. Before the first game against New Zealand, Frank Farina was replaced by Christophe Gamel in the top job with Gamel stating, "We respect our opponents and we know that they are strong" in his first press conference as manager.[58] Fiji only got a single point from their four games. That point was against New Caledonia at Lautoka with the game ending in a two–all draw.[59]

## Team image

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### Kit sponsorship

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Kit lier  | Period

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Umbro | 1981–???? [60]
White | 2001–2005 [61]
Puma | 2005–2007
Lotto | 2008–2011
Kappa | 2012–

### Home stadium

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Main article: HFC Bank Stadium

HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji, hosts all of Fiji national matches.

The first soccer international held in Fiji was held at Albert Park, when New Zealand took on the hosts in 1951. The stadium, the main centre in Fiji during the early 20th century, was also the home of cricket and of the country's first Rugby union test match in 1926.[62]

In modern times, most games hosted by Fiji are held at the HFC Bank Stadium, which was built in 1951 and has been renovated twice which can hold a capacity of 15,000. The first renovation was in 1978 for the 1979 South Pacific Games held in Suva.[63] A second renovation took place in 2012 sponsored by ANZ Fiji at a cost 17.5 million Fijian dollars in exchange for the stadium's naming rights.[64] The football team has also played games at Lautoka, Ba, Nausori and Labasa.[14][65][66]

## Results and fixtures

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See also: Fiji national football team results (2000–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

### 2024

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Solomon Islands v  Fiji 18 March Friendly|  Solomon Islands | 2–1|  Fiji | Honiara, Solomon Islands

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* Molea 77'
* Hou 90'

|  | Raheem 15' | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

Solomon Islands v  Fiji 21 March Friendly|  Solomon Islands | 0–2|  Fiji | Honiara, Solomon Islands

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|  | Report | Raheem 45'
Krishna 64' | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

Papua New Guinea v  Fiji 16 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup|  Papua New Guinea | 1–5|  Fiji | Suva, Fiji

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16:00 | Semmy 88' | Report | Begg 2'
Dunn 43', 52'
A. Komolong 55' (o.g.)
Krishna 64' | Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

Samoa v  Fiji 19 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup|  Samoa | 1–9|  Fiji | Suva, Fiji

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19:00 | Salisbury 47' | Report | Hughes 3', 61'
Dunn 38'
Krishna 45+3', 53'
Baravilala 64'
Begg 67'
Dogalau 83', 89' | Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1'300
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

Fiji v  Tahiti 22 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup|  Fiji | 1–0|  Tahiti | Suva, Fiji

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19:00 | Krishna 26' | Report |  | Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1'500
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Fiji v  Vanuatu 27 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup SF|  Fiji | 1–2|  Vanuatu | Port Vila, Vanuatu

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15:00 | Cavuilagi 46' | Report | Spokeyjack 11'
Thomas 57' | Stadium: Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 5'200
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Tahiti v  Fiji 30 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup 3rd place Final|  Tahiti | 2–1|  Fiji | Port Vila, Vanuatu

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11:00 | Tehau 72', 83' | Report | Krishna 58' | Stadium: Freshwater Stadium
Attendance: 3'000
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Fiji v  Solomon Islands 2 September Friendly|  Fiji | 1–0|  Solomon Islands | Suva, Fiji

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19:00 UTC+12 | Waranaivalu 81' (pen.) | Report |  | Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Fiji v  Hong Kong 8 September Friendly|  Fiji | 1–1|  Hong Kong | Lautoka, Fiji

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15:00 UTC+12 |

* Dave Radrigai 18'

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* Matt Orr 77'

| Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Solomon Islands v  Fiji 10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying|  Solomon Islands | 0–1|  Fiji | Suva, Fiji

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19:00 UTC+12 |  | Report | Krishna 13' | Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,000[67]
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Papua New Guinea v  Fiji 14 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying|  Papua New Guinea | 3–3|  Fiji | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

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16:00 UTC+10 |

* Joe 2'
* Kepo 45'
* Gunemba 90+4'

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* Dunn 42'
* Krishna 54' (pen.)
* Nand 90+5'

| Stadium: PNG Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,428
Referee: Matthew Conger (Football New Zealand)

Fiji v  New Caledonia 17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying|  Fiji | 1–1|  New Caledonia | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

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13:00 UTC+10 |

* Krishna 45+4' (pen.)

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* Katrawa 59'

| Stadium: PNG Football Stadium
Attendance: 877
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Fiji v  New Caledonia 12 December 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup|  Fiji | v|  New Caledonia | Honiara, Solomon Islands

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13:00 UTC+11 |  |  |  | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

Vanuatu v  Fiji 15 December 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup|  Vanuatu | v|  Fiji | Honiara, Solomon Islands

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18:00 UTC+11 |  |  |  | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

### 2025

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New Zealand v  Fiji 21 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification|  New Zealand | –|  Fiji | Wellington, New Zealand

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\--:-- UTC+12 |  |  |  | Stadium: Sky Stadium

## Current technical staff

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Position  |

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Head coach |  Robert Sherman
Technical Director |  Timo Jankowski
Manager |  Anushil Kumar
Assistant coach |  Sunil Kumar
Assistant coach |  Marika Rodu
Goalkeeping Coach |  Bobby Mimms
Team Director |  Tarunesh Reddy
Physiotherapist |  Nishant Kumar
Physiotherapist |  Varoon Karan
Doctor |  Kapil Krishnam Swamy
Overseas Talent Scout |  Alastair McLae
Overseas Talent Scout |  Russ Gurr

### Coaching history

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Frank Farina became the manager of the national football team of Fiji in 2015

* Sashi Mahendra Singh (1960–1972)
* Mohammed Ali Sahu Khan (1972–1974)
* Sashi Mahendra Singh (1974–1976)
* John Lal (1977–1978)
* Moti Musadilal (1979)
* Sashi Mahendra Singh (1980)
* Wally Hughes (1981–1982)
* Rudi Gutendorf (1983)
* Michael Thoman (1983–1984)
* Billy Singh (1985–1986)
* Rudi Gutendorf (1987)
* Billy Singh (1987–1992)
* Danny McLennan (1993–1995)
* Billy Singh (1995–2002)
* Les Scheinflug (2002)
* Tony Buesnel (2003–2004)
* Lee Sterrey (2005–2006)
* Juan Carlos Buzzetti (2006–2009)
* Yogendra Dutt (2009–2010)
* Gurjit Singh (2011)
* Juan Carlos Buzzetti (2011–2015)
* Frank Farina (2015–2016)
* Christophe Gamel (2016–2019)
* Flemming Serritslev (2020–2022)
* Marika Rodu (2023)
* Robert Sherman (2023–present)

## Players

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### Current squad

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The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup.[68]

Caps and goals updated as of 22 June 2024, after the game against Tahiti.

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Aydin Mustahib |  (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Manurewa
20  | 1GK | Joji Vuakaca |  (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  Labasa
22  | 1GK | Isikeli Sevanaia |  (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 22) | 5  | 0  |  Rewa

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2  | 2DF | Scott Wara |  (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25) | 5  | 0  |  Stafford Rangers
3  | 2DF | Gabriele Matanisiga |  (1995-06-14) 14 June 1995 (age 29) | 13  | 2  |  Wellington Olympic
4  | 2DF | Ivan Kumar |  (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 27) | 5  | 0  |  Rewa
16  | 2DF | Atonio Tuivuna |  (1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 29) | 10  | 1  |  Lautoka
17  | 2DF | Filipe Baravilala |  (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 30) | 12  | 1  |  Navua
18  | 2DF | Lekima Gonerau |  (1989-12-08) 8 December 1989 (age 35) | 7  | 0  |  Labasa
21  | 2DF | Sterling Vasconcellos |  (2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 19) | 9  | 0  |  Lautoka

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5  | 3MF | Sitiveni Cavuilagi |  (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 30) | 15  | 0  |  Lautoka
6  | 3MF | Thomas Dunn |  (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 22) | 9  | 6  |  Navua
7  | 3MF | Mohammed Raheem |  (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 21) | 4  | 2  |  Ba
8  | 3MF | Setareki Hughes |  (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29) | 41  | 3  |  Rewa
10  | 3MF | Nabil Begg |  (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20) | 12  | 4  |  Auckland City
11  | 3MF | Brendan McMullen |  (2002-06-30) 30 June 2002 (age 22) | 5  | 0  |  Stop Out
12  | 3MF | Tevita Waranaivalu |  (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 29) | 24  | 2  |  Rewa
13  | 3MF | Mosese Nabose |  (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26) | 2  | 0  |  Tailevu Naitasiri
19  | 3MF | Merrill Nand |  (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24) | 6  | 1  |  Suva

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9  | 4FW | Roy Krishna |  (1987-08-30) 30 August 1987 (age 37) | 55  | 40  |  Odisha
14  | 4FW | Sairusi Nalaubu |  (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 28) | 16  | 7  |  Lautoka
15  | 4FW | Etonia Dogalau |  (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 24) | 5  | 3  |  Ba
23  | 4FW | Rusiate Matarerega |  (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 32) | 18  | 4  |  Nadi

### Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to represent Fiji in the last 12 months:

Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  | Latest call-up

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GK | Atunaisa Naucukidi |  (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 27) | 0  | 0  |  Ba | 2024 OFC Men's Nations CupPRE
GK | Akuila Mateisuva |  (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 33) | 11  | 0  |  Suva | 2023 Pacific Games
GK | Mohammed Alzaar Alam |  (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 25) | 5  | 0  |  Rewa | 2023 Pacific Games

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DF | Epeli Lairoti |  (1995-06-03) 3 June 1995 (age 29) | 7  | 0  |  Suva | 2024 OFC Men's Nations CupPRE
DF | Kishan Sami |  (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 24) | 19  | 1  |  Rewa | 2023 Pacific Games
DF | Ilimotama Jese |  (1990-03-16) 16 March 1990 (age 34) | 9  | 0  |  Lautoka | 2023 Pacific Games

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MF | Dave Radrigai |  (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34) | 29  | 2  |  Suva | 2024 OFC Men's Nations CupPRE
MF | William Valentine |  (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 27) | 1  | 0  |  Nadi | 2024 OFC Men's Nations CupPRE
MF | Mohammed Ramzan Khan |  (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 25) | 1  | 0  |  Ba | 2024 OFC Men's Nations CupPRE
MF | Patrick Joseph |  (1998-05-03) 3 May 1998 (age 26) | 19  | 2  |  Rewa | 2023 Pacific Games

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Notes

* INJ Withdrew due to injury
* PRE Preliminary squad / standby
* RET Retired from the national team
* WD Withdrew due to non-injury issue

## Player records

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As of 17 November 2024[69]
Players in bold are still active with Fiji.

### Most appearances

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Roy Krishna is Fiji's top goalscorer and their most capped player. Rank  | Name  | Caps  | Goals  | Career

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1  | Roy Krishna | 61  | 44  | 2007–present
2  | Setareki Hughes | 48  | 3  | 2016–present
3  | Simione Tamanisau | 39  | 0  | 2003–2019
4  | Taniela Waqa | 37  | 4  | 2003–2017
Remueru Tekiate | 37  | 2  | 2012–present
5  | Malakai Kainihewe | 36  | 5  | 2001–2011
7  | Esala Masi | 34  | 31  | 1997–2005
8  | Dave Radrigai | 33  | 3  | 2015–present
9  | Tevita Waranaivalu | 31  | 3  | 2015–present
10  | Lorima Dau | 27  | 1  | 2002–2011

### Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Name  | Goals  | Caps  | Ratio  | Career

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1  | Roy Krishna (list) | 44  | 61  | 0.72  | 2007–present
2  | Esala Masi | 31  | 34  | 0.91  | 1997–2005
3  | Osea Vakatalesau | 14  | 19  | 0.74  | 2005–2017
4  | Veresa Toma | 10  | 15  | 0.67  | 2002–2011
Christopher Wasasala | 10  | 24  | 0.42  | 2017–present
6  | Saula Waqa | 8  | 13  | 0.62  | 2017–2022
7  | Shailemdra Lal | 7  | 8  | 0.88  | 1998–2001
Thomas Dunn | 7  | 14  | 0.5  | 2023–present
Maciu Dunadamu | 7  | 15  | 0.47  | 2007–2015
Malakai Tiwa | 7  | 19  | 0.37  | 2007–2016
Sairusi Nalaubu | 7  | 20  | 0.35  | 2022–present

## Competition record

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### FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record  |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1930 to  1962 | Not member of FIFA | Not member of FIFA
1966 | Did not enter | Declined participation
1970
1974
1978
1982 | Did not qualify | 5th  | 8  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 35
1986 | Did not enter | Did not enter
1990 | Did not qualify | 3rd  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 5
1994 | 2nd  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 3
1998 | 2nd  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 7
2002 | 2nd  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 27  | 4
2006 | 4th  | 9  | 4  | 1  | 4  | 22  | 15
2010 | 3rd  | 12  | 6  | 2  | 4  | 36  | 13
2014 | 3rd  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 2
2018 | 3rd  | 7  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 7  | 14
2022 | 3rd  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 7
2026 | To be determined | TBD | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 5  | 4
2030 | To be determined
2034
Total |  | 0/15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59  | 22  | 12  | 25  | 119  | 109

### Summer Olympics

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### OFC Nations Cup

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Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup record  |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1973 | Group stage  | 5th  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 2  | 13  | No qualification
1980 | Fourth place  | 4th  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 9
1996 | Did not qualify | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 4
1998 | Third place  | 3rd  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 2
2000 | Qualified but withdrew | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4
2002 | Group stage  | 5th  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 10  | Qualified automatically
2004 | Fourth place  | 4th  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 10  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 19  | 5
2008 | Third place  | 3rd  | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 11  | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 28  | 2
2012 | Group stage  | 6th  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 2  | Qualified automatically
2016 | 6th  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 6
2024 | Fourth place  | 4th  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 17  | 6
Total | Third place | 9/11 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 73 | 22  | 16  | 3  | 3  | 76  | 17

### Pacific Games

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South Pacific Games record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1963 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9
1966 | Did not enter
1969 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19
1971 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12
1975 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7
1979 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 3
1983 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 4
1987 | Did not enter
1991 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3
1995 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6
2003 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3
2007 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2
2011 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 5
2015 | See Fiji national under-23 football team
2019 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8
2023 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4
Total | 2 titles | 12/15 | 60 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 228 | 80

### MSG Prime Minister's Cup

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MSG Prime Minister's Cup record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA
1988 | Champions  | 1st  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 14  | 2
1989 | Champions  | 1st  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 2
1990 | Third place  | 3rd  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1
1992 | Champions  | 1st  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 3
1994 | Runners-up  | 2nd  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 4
1998 | Champions  | 1st  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 2
2000 | Champions  | 1st  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 13  | 4
2022 | 3rd place  | 3rd  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 3
2023 | Did not enter
Total  | 8/9  | 5 Titles  | 31  | 20  | 9  | 2  | 62  | 21

## Head-to-head record

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Up to matches played on 17 November 2024.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT

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American Samoa | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 39  | 0  | +39  | 100.00
Australia | 9  | 2  | 0  | 7  | 6  | 38  | −32  | 22.22
China | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 0.00
Chinese Taipei | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 50.00
Cook Islands | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 26  | 2  | +24  | 100.00
Estonia | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | −2  | 0.00
Guam | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 45  | 1  | +44  | 100.00
Hong Kong | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0.00
India | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 100.00
Indonesia | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0.00
Kiribati | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 45  | 0  | +45  | 100.00
Malaysia | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 40.00
Mauritius | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 100.00
Mexico | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | −2  | 0.00
New Caledonia | 39  | 21  | 6  | 12  | 76  | 69  | +7  | 53.85
New Zealand | 40  | 5  | 4  | 31  | 26  | 115  | −89  | 12.50
Northern Mariana Islands | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 0  | +10  | 100.00
Papua New Guinea | 22  | 12  | 6  | 4  | 43  | 22  | +21  | 54.55
Philippines | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 0.00
Samoa[a] | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 31  | 3  | +28  | 100.00
Singapore | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | −2  | 0.00
Solomon Islands | 43  | 19  | 15  | 9  | 76  | 46  | +30  | 44.19
Tahiti | 36  | 8  | 9  | 19  | 40  | 65  | −25  | 22.22
Tonga | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 17  | 1  | +16  | 100.00
Tuvalu | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 47  | 1  | +46  | 100.00
Vanuatu[b] | 37  | 21  | 6  | 10  | 83  | 41  | +42  | 56.76
Wallis and Futuna | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0  | +5  | 100.00
Total  | 276  | 125  | 52  | 99  | 636  | 428  | +208  | 45.29

Source: 1951–99 results and 2000–present results.
Notes:

1. ^ Includes results as Western Samoa.
2. ^ Includes results as New Hebrides.

## Best / Worst Results

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Source:[70][71]

* Fiji national football team results (1951–1999)
* Fiji national football team results (2000–present)

### Best

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1. 24-0 Kiribati 1979
2. 16-0 Tuvalu 2007
3. 15-1 Cook Islands 1971
4. 14-1 Guam 1991
5. 13-0 American Samoa 2001
6. 12-0 Guam 1993
7. 12-0 Kiribati 2003
8. 11-0 Guam 1975
9. 11-0 American Samoa 2004
10. 10-0 Solomon Islands 1983
11. 10-0 Northern Mariana Islands 2023
12. 10-1 Tuvalu 2019

### Worst

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1. 0-13 New Zealand 1981
2. 0-11 New Caledonia 1969
3. 0-10 Australia 1981
4. 0-9 New Zealand 1952
5. 0-8 Australia 2002

## Honours

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### Major competitions

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* OFC Nations Cup
* Third place (2): 1998, 2008

### Regional

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* Pacific Games
* Gold medal (2): 1991, 2003
* Silver medal (4): 1963, 1979, 1983, 2007
* Bronze medal (3): 1995, 2019, 2023
* Melanesia Cup
* Champions (5): 1988, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2000
* Runners-up (1): 1994
* Third place (2): 1990, 2022

## Historical kits

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1961 Home

1979 Home

1983 Home

1983 Away

1988 Home

1998 Away

2000 Home

2000 Away

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2004 Home

2004 Away

2007 Away

2012 Home

2016 Home

2016 Away

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Sources:[72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79]

## See also

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* Fiji national under-23 football team
* Fiji national under-20 football team
* Fiji national under-17 football team
* Fiji women's national football team
* Fiji women's national under-20 football team
* Fiji women's national under-17 football team
* Fiji national rugby union team
* Fiji national cricket team

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* Nepal
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
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* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

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Women|

* Australia
* China
* Lebanon
* Palestine

CAF|

| Men|

* Algeria
* Botswana
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Eritrea
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Réunion
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Tunisia
* Uganda

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Women|

* Algeria
* Seychelles
* Sudan

CONCACAF|

| Men|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Costa Rica
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Montserrat
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Saint Martin
* Sint Maarten
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos
* United States
* U.S. Virgin Islands

|

Women|

* Canada
* United States

CONMEBOL|

| Men|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

|

Women|

* Brazil

OFC|

| Men|

* American Samoa
* Cook Islands
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tahiti
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

|

Women|

* American Samoa

UEFA|

| Men|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
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* Greece
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* Iceland
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* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

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Women|

* Italy
* Kosovo
* Sweden

Other|

| Unaffiliated|

* Basque Country
* Catalonia
* Chagos Islands
* Greenland
* Mayotte
* Monaco
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Sealand
* Vatican
* Wallis and Futuna
* Western Sahara

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Defunct|

* Czechoslovakia
* Mandatory Palestine
* North Vietnam
* Russian Empire
* Saar
* Serbia and Montenegro
* South Vietnam
* South Yemen
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

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National football teams of Oceania (OFC)

OFC Nations Cup

Active|

* American Samoa
* Cook Islands
* FS Micronesia2
* Fiji
* Kiribati1
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Niue2
* Palau2
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tahiti
* Tonga
* Tuvalu1
* Vanuatu

Former|

* Australia (moved to AFC in 2006)
* Northern Mariana Islands3 (moved to AFC in 2009)
* Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)4 (returned to AFC in 1989)

1 Associate member of OFC - Not a member of FIFA
2 Not a member of OFC and consequently not a member of FIFA
3 Northern Mariana Islands was only an associate member of OFC between 1998 and 2009 - Not a member of FIFA
4 Although not geographically in Oceania, Chinese Taipei was a member of the OFC between 1976–1978 and 1982–1989
Although not geographically in Oceania Israel entered OFC World Cup qualification in 1986 and 1990 due to political reasons, though it never became a formal OFC member.

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National sports teams of Fiji

* Badminton
* Basketball
* M
* M U18
* W
* W U18
* Beach soccer
* Cricket
* M
* M U19
* W
* Field hockey
* M
* W
* Football
* M
* M U23
* M U20
* M U17
* W
* W U20
* W U17
* Futsal
* M
* W
* Netball
* Rugby league
* M
* W
* Rugby union
* M
* M U20
* M7
* W
* W7
* Tennis
* M
* W
* Volleyball

* Olympics
* Paralympics
* Commonwealth Games

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