2023_OFC_Beach_Soccer_Nations_Cup

2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup OFC qualifier
Tournament details
Host country	Tahiti
City	Papeete
Dates	22–26 August
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Tahiti
Runners-up	Solomon Islands
Third place	Fiji
Fourth place	Tonga
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	120 (15 per match)
Attendance	4,500 (563 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gabiriele Matanisiga (12 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Jonathan Torohia
Fair play award	Fiji; Tahiti
	← 2021 ; 2019 2024 →

2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup

International football competition

The 2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup was the seventh edition of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, the top beach soccer competition contested by Oceanian men's national beach soccer teams. The tournament was organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).

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The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in June, but was subsequently pushed back to take place from 22 to 26 August 2023^[1] in Tahiti.^[2]^[3]

The tournament doubled as qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the United Arab Emirates; the champions qualified.^[4]

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"Tahiti crowned the kings of Oceania Beach Soccer once again". Oceania Football Confederation. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023. In front of a capacity crowd

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"Congratulations to our players of the match on day two of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup in Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation via Twitter. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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"Congratulations to Thompson Peter of the Solomon Islands and Tahiti's Heimanu Taiarui..." Oceania Football Confederation via Twitter. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Fiji^[5]	3rd	Third place (2011)
Solomon Islands^[6]	7th	Champions (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
Tahiti (hosts; title-holders)	6th	Champions (2011, 2019)
Tonga^[2]	2nd	5th place (2019)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tahiti (H)	3	3	0	41	9	+32	9	Final
2	Solomon Islands	3	2	1	24	16	+8	6	Final
3	Fiji	3	1	2	27	14	+13	3	Third Place Match
4	Tonga	3	0	3	9	62	−53	0	Third Place Match

2023_OFC_Beach_Soccer_Nations_Cup

2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup

Teams

Venue

Group stage

Fiji vs Solomon Islands

Tahiti vs Tonga

Tonga vs Fiji

Solomon Islands vs Tahiti

Solomon Islands vs Tonga

Tahiti vs Fiji

Play-offs

Third place match

Final

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Goalscorers

Broadcasting

References

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