The Tuvalu national football team was managed by Foppe de Haan at the Pacific Games 2011. De Haan, who previously coached SC Heerenveen, Ajax Cape Town and the Dutch national U-21 team, started his tenure with a 3–0 victory over Samoa, the second largest victory of Tuvalu. In the match in the lead-up to the 2011 Pacific Games, Alopua Petoa scored all three goals.