2007 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

The 2007 OFC Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC) was the second beach soccer championship for Oceania, held from late August to early September, in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. The Solomon Islands won the championship and moved on to play in the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2 to 11 November.[1]

2007 OFC Beach Soccer Championship
2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC)
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates31 August - 3 September 2007
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Solomon Islands (2nd title)
Runners-up Vanuatu
Third place New Zealand
Fourth place Tahiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored75 (9.38 per match)

Participating nations

Group stage
Team Pts Pld W L GF GA GD
 Vanuatu 93302315+8
 Solomon Islands 6321119+2
 Tahiti 33121420-6
 New Zealand 03031623-7

Day 1
Vanuatu 3 – 2 Solomon Islands
North Shore, Auckland


Tahiti 9 – 5 New Zealand
North Shore, Auckland


Day 2
Vanuatu 10 – 5 Tahiti
North Shore, Auckland


Solomon Islands 4 – 3 New Zealand
North Shore, Auckland


Day 3
Solomon Islands 5 – 3 Tahiti
North Shore, Auckland


Vanuatu 10 – 8 New Zealand
North Shore, Auckland

Knockout stage

Third place play-off
Tahiti 3 – 5 New Zealand
North Shore, Auckland


Final
Solomon Islands 5 – 3 Vanuatu
North Shore, Auckland

Winners
 (2007) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (OFC) Winners: 

Solomon Islands
Second title

Final standings
Rank Team
1 Solomon Islands
2 Vanuatu
3 New Zealand
4 Tahiti

References
  1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fifabeach07.html
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