Solomon Islands national football team
The Solomon Islands national football team is the selection team of the Pacific island nation of the Solomon Islands.
The Solomon Islands are a member of the world football governing body FIFA and the regional association OFC. Thus, it takes part in the qualifying matches to soccer 's World Cup and the OFC Nations Cup.
The greatest success in the history of the national team could be recorded in the qualifying matches for the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany. In the second qualifying round of Oceania could prevail against New Zealand. In the subsequent playoffs to take part in the relegation round, however, they lost two games in Australia.
In the OFC Nations Cup 2004 they finished in second place behind Australia.
Solomon Islands at the Football World Cup
When qualifying for the Football World Cup 1994 in the USA, the Solomon Islands for the first time took part in a FIFA World Tournament. But already in the first round divided the team against Australia and Tahiti with only a draw ( 1-1 against Tahiti) from.
The qualification for the FIFA World Cup in France in 1998 ended for the Solomon Islands again in the first round. Without a win against Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, the second place in the standings behind Papua New Guinea was not enough for the second round.
The Football World Cup 2002 was not available for the team. Against New Zealand, Tahiti, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands Solomon Islands won the two matches and scored 17 goals, but in the end it only took the third place in the standings.
The qualification for the FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany was quite successful for the Solomon Islands. In the first round the team played against Tahiti, New Caledonia, Tonga and the Cook Islands and won three of four games. At the end of the first round, the team took first place in the standings and moved into the second round. Here met the Solomon Islands to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti and Vanuatu. Since New Zealand lost to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands to Australia reached a 2-2, they qualified for the play-offs. In two games against Australia but you can clearly lost with 0:7 and 1:2 and retired.
In qualifying for the World Cup 2010, the team already retired on the first lap, which was held as part of the South Pacific, from. After the group stage has finished as group winners, lost the Solomon Islands in the semi-final against New Caledonia with 2:3.
Current squad
Known player
- Henry Fa'arodo
- Commins Menapi
- Batram Suri
Participation in World Cups
- Prior to December 1963 no matches
- 1966 to 1990 - did not take part
- 1994-2014 - not qualified
Participations in the OFC Nations Cup
Attendance at the South Pacific Games and Pacific
The Salomen are with three second places the fourth- best team in this competition.
Participations in the Melanesia Cup
The Salomen participated in all preceding editions and could even enter the list of winners.