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The 2007 South Pacific Games Football was held at the Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex in Apia, Samoa in from 25 August to 7 September 2007. The Men's tournament formed the first stage of the Oceania Football Confederation's (OFC) qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the qualification tournament for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup, while the Women's tournament formed the first stage of the OFC's qualification tournament for the 2008 Olympic Games. Both competitions had groups drawn on 12 June 2007. The Men's draw was undertaken by Tim Cahill, while the women's was assisted by Brandi Chastain.
   New Caledonia's captain, Pierre Wajoka scored a ninth minute penalty against Tahiti in the opening fixture of the games, earning him the distinction of being the scorer of the first goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process. Solomon Islands team mate Commins Menapi completed the tournament's first hat-trick, on his way to a double brace in the game against American Samoa. Later in the day at the same venue, Osea Vakatalesau of Fiji scored the 2010 World Cup's first double hat-trick as his side defeated Tuvalu 16-0.

Men's Tournament

The final accredited athlete list at the SPG website shows 10 entered sides. Papua New Guinea, although listed by FIFA as having applied for the 2010 World Cup, didn't enter. Tuvalu did enter (although they're not eligible for the World Cup).

Match results and schedule

Group seedings

February 2007, which accords with press reports of the rankings used in the draw seeding.

Group A

Group A Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
10 4 3 1 0 25 1 +24
10 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5
4 4 1 1 2 2 6 -4
3 4 1 0 3 4 9 -5
1 4 0 1 3 2 22 -20
Notes:
  • finished first by virtue of a better goal difference.
    |score = 0 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Wajoka |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 400 |referee = Hester (New Zealand) }}
    |score = 16 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Krishna,,
    Rabo,,
    Baleitoga
    Tiwa,
    Vakatalesau,,,
    ,,
    Finau |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 200 |referee = Aimaasu (Samoa) }}
    |score = 0 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Kabeu |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 250 |referee = Sogo (Solomon Islands) }}
    |score = 4 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Vakatalesau
    Waqa
    Bukalidi
    Kainihewe |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 400 |referee = Fred (Vanuatu) }}
    |score = 1 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Willams + |goals2 = Sekifu |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 100 |referee = Lengata (Solomon Islands) }}
    |score = 3 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Kabeu,, |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 200 |referee = Fox (New Zealand) }}
    |score = 4 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Mateariki,
    Le Mouton
    Tom |goals2 = Willis |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 200 |referee = Hester (New Zealand) }}
    |score = 0 – 4 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Waqa
    Baleitoga
    Vakatalesau, |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 200 |referee = Fox (New Zealand) }}
    |score = 1 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Wajoka |goals2 = Kainihewe |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 1,000 |referee = Fred (Vanuatu) }}
    |score = 0 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Tinorua |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 100 |referee = Aimaasu (Samoa) }}

    Group B

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
    12 4 4 0 0 21 1 +20
    9 4 3 0 1 23 3 +20
    6 4 2 0 2 9 8 +1
    3 4 1 0 3 6 10 -4
    0 4 0 0 4 1 38 -37
    |score = 12 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Totori,
    Menapi,,,
    Fa'arodo
    Waita,
    Bebeu
    Molea
    Takayama |goals2 = Ott |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 300 |referee = Sosongan (Papua New Guinea) }}
    |score = 4 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Iwai
    Naprapol
    Poida
    Soromon |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 300 |referee = Jacques (Tahiti) }}
    |score = 4 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Menapi,
    Fa'arodo
    Maemae |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 350 |referee = Aimaasu (Samoa) }}
    |score = 0 – 7 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Tumua,
    Faaiuaso
    Cahill,
    Fonoti
    Michael |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 2,800 |referee = Minan (Papua New Guinea) }}
    |score = 0 – 15 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Poida
    Mermer,,,
    Sakama,,
    Chichirua
    Iwai
    Tomake
    Soromon,,, |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 200 |referee = Hester (New Zealand) }}
    |score = 2 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Faaiuaso
    Taylor |goals2 = Feao |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 1,850 |referee = Sosongan (Papua New Guinea) }}
    |score = 4 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Moala
    Palu,
    Uhatahi |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 200 |referee = Minan (Papua New Guinea) }}
    |score = 0 – 2 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Bebeu
    Fa'arodo |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 1,000 |referee = Jacques (Tahiti) }}
    |score = 0 – 3 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Totori,
    Maemae |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 200 |referee = Hester (New Zealand) }}
    |score = 1 – 4 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Savieti |goals2 = Soromon,,
    Maleb |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 50 |referee = Minan (Papua New Guinea) }}

    Semifinals

    |score = 2 – 3 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Fa'arodo
    Menapi |goals2 = Kabeu
    Toto
    Mercier
    |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 1,500 |referee = Minan (Papua New Guinea) }}
    |score = 3 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Baleitoga
    Vakatalesau
    Krishna |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 600 |referee = Hester (New Zealand) }}

    Bronze medal match

    |score = 0 – 2 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Soromon
    Sakama |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 200 |referee = Jacques (Tahiti) }}

    Gold medal match

    |score = 1 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Hmae |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = 400 |referee = Hester (New Zealand) }}
    The three medallists, New Caledonia, Fiji, and Vanuatu, advanced to the 2008 OFC Nations Cup (together with automatic qualifier New Zealand).

    Advancement problems

    Tuvalu

    There remained some uncertainty as to what procedure would occur should Tuvalu advance - as they're not members of FIFA (and were therefore not entered in the 2010 FIFA World Cup). While no explicit ruling was communicated on this matter, comments in the press release for the OFC Second Stage draw referred to "nine eligible nations", suggesting that Tuvalu wouldn't have advanced to the OFC Nations Cup regardless of their performance in the South Pacific Games. Had Tuvalu finished in a medal position, the fourth place team would presumably have qualified for the next round of qualifying with the other two medal winners and New Zealand. Tuvalu's early elimination from the competition put an end to any complication over the qualifying process for the next round.
       This is the first time ever that a non-FIFA nation has competed in the World Cup. The closest situation in the past was the case of New Caledonia during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers. However, they were at the time in the process of accession to the organisation, and were eliminated from contention for the finals just days before their final admission to the FIFA family.

    Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea, having initially entered the 2010 World Cup and indicated their intention to enter the South Pacific Games, were involved in a dispute with their sporting authorities and failed to meet the official accreditation deadline for the South Pacific Games. This meant they were effectively disqualified from the World Cup.

    Women's Tournament

    This tournament is the first stage of qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games Women's Football Tournament. Vanuatu was listed as an entrant initially, but withdrew before the draw.

    Match results and schedule

    Group seedings

    March 2007.

    Group A

    Group A Group B
    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
    12 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10
    9 4 3 0 1 14 2 +12
    4 4 1 1 2 4 8 -4
    2 4 0 2 2 4 10 -6
    1 4 0 1 3 1 13 -12
    |score = 6 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Konalalai,,
    Siniu
    Banabas
    Midi, Alau |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Fred (Vanuatu) }}
    |score = 4 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Ratu
    Vatulili,
    Regu |goals2 = Patia |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Lengata (Solomon Islands) }}
    |score = 1 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Urirau |goals2 = Makiasi |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Minan (Papua New Guinea) }}
    |score = 4 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Banabas,
    Agunam, |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Lengata (Solomon Islands) }}
    |score = 0 – 3 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Kurikaba
    Moce, |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Aimaasu (Samoa) }}
    |score = 1 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Hewett |goals2 = Samani |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Fox (New Zealand) }}
    |score = 3 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Crystal Annie
    Margaret Daudau
    Diane Jusuts |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Aimaasu (Samoa) }}
    |score = 0 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Vanua |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Fred (Vanuatu) }}
    |score = 1 – 4 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Regina Mustonen |goals2 = Lydia Banabas,
    Ara Midi
    Margaret Aka |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Fox (New Zealand) }}
    |score = 0 – 3 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Adiela Kurikaba,, |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Jacques (Tahiti) }}

    Group B

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
    7 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6
    5 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2
    4 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2
    0 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6
    Report |team2 = |goals1 = Feke, |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Vulivuli (Fiji) }}
    |score = 4 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Hauata
    Bryce
    Marmouyet
    Marmouyet |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Sogo (Solomon Islands) }}
    |score = 0 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Sogo (Solomon Islands) }}
    |score = 0 – 2 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Davies
    Lemana |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Sosongan (Papua New Guinea) }}
    |score = 0 – 2 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Hauata, |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Vulivuli (Fiji) }}
    |score = 0 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Lengata (Solomon Islands) }}
    Note - while all other groups see the two final matches in each groups played simultaneously, this isn't the case here.

    Semi Finals

    |score = 0 – 1 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Feke |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Aimaasu (Samoa) }}
    |score = 5 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Midi
    Banabas,
    Alau
    Winas |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Fred (Vanuatu) }}

    Bronze medal match

    |score = 1 – 0 |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Vatulili |goals2 = |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Minan (Papua New Guinea) }}

    Gold medal match

    |score = 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) |report = Report |team2 = |goals1 = Feke |goals2 = Winas
    Midi
    Banabas |stadium = Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |attendance = |referee = Fox (New Zealand) }}
    Papua New Guinea advanced to face New Zealand in a playoff game for a spot at the 2008 Olympics.

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