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Tuvalu national futsal team
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The Tuvalu national futsal team is the representative team for Tuvalu in international futsal competitions. It is controlled by the Tuvalu Islands Football Association. They have never won a game. Tuvalu participates in the Oceanian Futsal Championship.
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Oceanian Futsal Championship participation
The 2008 Oceanian Futsal Championship was the first time Tuvalu attended the Oceanian Futsal Championship. Team's coach in 2008 was Sami Neemia. They lost 13-1 to New Zealand, 10-2 to New Caledonia, 13-3 to Fiji and 12-0 to Solomon Islands;[1] and against French Polynesia the score was 1–3.
In 2010, Toakai Puapua was the coach.[2] These games also were all lost: Vanuatu 7 - 1 Tuvalu on 8 August 2010;[3][4] Tahiti Nui 4 - 0 Tuvalu on 9 August 2010;[4][5] Fiji 5 - 1 Tuvalu on 10 August 2010;[4] New Caledonia 9 - 2 Tuvalu on 12 August 2010;[4][6] New Zealand 7 - 1 Tuvalu on 13 August 2010;[4][7] The last game became their largest defeat ever, 2–21 against Solomon Islands on 14 August 2010.[4][8]
In 2011, Taki Vave was the coach of the team. All three games were lost in Group B: Tahiti 6 - 0 Tuvalu on 16 May 2011;[9] New Caledonia 11 - 1 Tuvalu on 17 May 2011;[10] Tuvalu 0 - 16 Solomon Islands on 18 May 2011;[11] They played for 7th/8th place play-off against Kiribati, but lost 2–3.[12]
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Selected internationals
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Oceanian Futsal Championship record
Current squad
The following squad was selected for the 2011 Oceanian Futsal Championship
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Coaches
- Sami Neemia (2008)
- Toakai Puapua (2010)
- Taki Vave (2011)
External links
- Tuvalu football project - Dutch Support Tuvalu Foundation (in Dutch, English, French and Spanish)
- Tuvalu national futsal team (2010)
References
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