Vanuatu national football team

Vanuatu national football team
The Vanuatu men's national football team represents Vanuatu in international football, and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.
History
It was known as the New Hebrides until the New Hebrides became Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. It finished fourth in the OFC Nations Cup in 1973, 2000, and 2002. In the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup, Vanuatu beat New Zealand 4–2, preventing the regional powerhouse from making the final and, consequently, the running for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Vanuatu caused another shock in the 2007 South Pacific Games by knocking out the Solomon Islands for bronze medal and also enable to enter the second stage of qualification for the OFC Nations Cup and consequently a chance with a playoff for the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa. The last time they had won against Solomon Islands was back in 1998 and had since been on the receiving side of many losses save for one draw against them. In July 2008, Vanuatu faced two national teams from the Solomon Islands during the inaugural edition of the Wantok Cup. Vanuatu lost 1–2 to the Solomons' team A, but defeated their team B by two goals to one.
In 2023, Vanuatu was invited for the 2023 Intercontinental Cup tournament held in India which is the team first tournament outside Oceania. In the first match on 9 June 2023, they would face Lebanon but suffered a 3–1 defeat. In the next match, Vanuatu conceded a late goal losing to host India on a narrow 1–0 lost. On 15 June 2023, Vanuatu found themselves with a bright smiles as they would go on to win Mongolia 1–0 thus earning them the 3 points and finishing in third place.
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Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Coaching staff
Coaching history
New Hebrides
P. Reichert (1973–1987)
Vanuatu
Terry O'Donnell (1987–1993)
Saby Natonga (1996)
Alwyn Job (1998)
Juan Carlos Buzzetti (2000–2004)
Joe Szekeres (2004–2007)
Robert Calvo (2007–2008)
Willian Malas (2008)
Jorge Añón (2009)
Saby Natonga (2011–2012)
Percy Avock (2012–2015)
Moise Poida (2015–2017)
Etienne Mermer (2017–2018)
Paul Munster (2019)
Etienne Mermer (2019–2022)
George Amos (2022)
Juan Carlos Buzzetti (2022)
Emerson Alcantara (2022)
Etienne Mermer (2022–present)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup
Match dates: 8, 11 and 14 October 2023
Opposition: , and
Caps and goals correct as of:' 14 October 2023, after the match against
Recent call-ups
Player recordsPlayers in bold are still active with Vanuatu.Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
OFC Nations Cup
Pacific Games
Melanesia Cup
Wantok Cup
Head-to-head recordUp to matches played on 15 June 2023.''
See also
Vanuatu national under-15 football team
Vanuatu national under-17 football team
Vanuatu national under-20 football team
Vanuatu national under-23 football team
Vanuatu women's national football team
Vanuatu women's national under-20 football team
References
Notes
External links
Vanuafoot – Vanuatu Football Federation Official site
Vanuatu at OFC
Vanuatu at FIFA
Vanuatu Football Federation Official Blog site
VFFFoot.over-nlog.com
Oceanian national association football teams