2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
Qualified teams
Table:
Team

Confederation

Qualification method

Date qualification secured

Participation no.

Germany

UEFA

Hosts

7 July 2000

2nd

Brazil

CONMEBOL

2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 Copa América winners

30 June 2002

5th

Mexico

CONCACAF

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners

27 July 2003

5th

Tunisia

CAF

2004 African Cup of Nations winners

14 February 2004

1st

Greece

UEFA

UEFA Euro 2004 winners

4 July 2004

1st

Argentina

CONMEBOL

2004 Copa América runners-up1

20 July 2004

3rd

Japan

AFC

2004 AFC Asian Cup winners

7 August 2004

4th

Australia

OFC

2004 OFC Nations Cup winners

12 October 2004

3rd

Consulting the following table plus the supporting evidence provided.

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The Germany national football team ( German : Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft ) has represented Germany in men 's international football since 1908 . The team is governed by the German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball-Bund ) , founded in 1900 . Ever since the DFB was reinaugurated in 1949 the team has represented the Federal Republic of Germany . Under Allied occupation and division , two other separate national teams were also recognised by FIFA : the Saarland team representing the Saarland ( 1950-1956 ) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic ( 1952-1990 ) . Both have been absorbed along with their records by the current national team . The official name and code Germany FR ( FRG ) was shortened to Germany ( GER ) following the reunification in 1990 . Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions , having won four World Cups ( 1954 , 1974 , 1990 , 2014 ) , three European Championships ( 1972 , 1980 , 1996 ) , and one Confederations Cup ( 2017 ) . They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships , four times in the World Cup , and a further four third-place finishes at World Cups . East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976 . Germany is the only nation to have won both the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women 's World Cup . At the end of the 2014 World Cup , Germany earned the highest Elo rating of any national football team in history , with a record 2,205 points . Germany is also the only European nation that has won a FIFA World Cup in the Americas .
The Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA /juːˈeɪfə/ yoo-AY-fə ; French : Union des Associations Européennes de Football ; [ a ] German : Vereinigung Europäischer Fußballverbände ) [ b ] is the administrative body for association football , futsal and beach soccer in Europe , although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia . It is one of six continental confederations of world football 's governing body FIFA . UEFA consists of 55 national association members . UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe , runs nation and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship , UEFA Nations League , UEFA Champions League , UEFA Europa League , and UEFA Super Cup , and controls the prize money , regulations , and media rights to those competitions . Henri Delaunay was the first general secretary and Ebbe Schwartz the first president . The current president is Aleksander Čeferin , a former Football Association of Slovenia president , who was elected as UEFA 's seventh president at the 12th Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens in September 2016 , and automatically became a vice-president of the world body FIFA .
The Brazil national football team ( Portuguese : Seleção Brasileira de Futebol ) represents Brazil in men 's international football and Brazil is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation ( CBF ) , the governing body for football in Brazil . They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and member of CONMEBOL since 1916 . Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup , the main football international competition , being crowned winner five times : 1958 , 1962 , 1970 , 1994 and 2002 . Brazil also has the best overall performance in the World Cup , both in proportional and absolute terms , with a record of 73 victories in 109 matches played , 124 goal difference , 237 points , and 18 losses . Brazil is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs . The seleção is likewise the most successful national team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with four titles : 1997 , 2005 , 2009 and 2013 . In relation to ranking standings Brazil fare well , having the all-time highest average football Elo Rating , and the fourth all-time highest football Elo Rating established in 1962 . In FIFA 's own ranking , Brazil holds the record for most Team of the Year wins with 12 . Many commentators , experts and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest football team ever . Other Brazilian teams are also highly estimated and regularly appear listed among the best teams of all time , such as the Brazil teams of 1958-62 , with honorary mentions for the gifted 1982 side . Brazil is the only national team to have won the World Cup on four different continents : once in Europe ( 1958 Sweden ) , once in South America ( 1962 Chile ) , twice in North America ( 1970 Mexico and 1994 United States ) and once in Asia ( 2002 Korea/Japan ) . They share with France and Argentina the feat to have won the three most important men 's football titles recognized by FIFA : the World Cup , the Confederations Cup , and the Olympic tournament .
The South American Football Confederation ( CONMEBOL , /ˈkɒnmɪbɒl/ ; Spanish : Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol ; Portuguese : Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol or CSF ) is the continental governing body of football in South America ( apart from Guyana , Suriname , and French Guiana ) , and it is one of FIFA 's six continental confederations . The oldest continental confederation in the world , its headquarters are located in Luque , Paraguay , near Asunción . CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football 's major international tournaments . With 10 member football associations , it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA . CONMEBOL national teams have won nine FIFA World Cups ( Brazil five , Uruguay two , and Argentina two ) , and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups . Argentina and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each , and Brazil has won one Olympic gold medal . It is considered one of the strongest confederations in the world . The World Cup qualifiers of CONMEBOL have been described as the toughest qualifiers in the world for their simple round-robin system , entry of some of the top national teams in the world , leveling of the weaker national teams , climate conditions , geographic conditions , strong home stands , and passionate supporters . Currently , [ when ? ] the Confederation is planning to create the first women 's qualification to the FIFA Women 's World Cup to replace the Copa América Femenina . Juan Ángel Napout ( Paraguay ) was the president of CONMEBOL until 3 December 2015 when he was arrested in a raid in Switzerland as part of the U.S. Justice Department 's bribery case involving FIFA . Wilmar Valdez ( Uruguay ) was interim president until 26 January 2016 when Alejandro Domínguez ( Paraguay ) was elected president .
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th FIFA World Cup , the quadrennial world championship for men 's national association football teams organized by FIFA . It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan , with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama . A field of 32 teams qualified for this World Cup , which was the first to be held in Asia , the first to be held outside of the Americas or Europe , as well as the first to be jointly-hosted by more than one nation . China , Ecuador , Senegal and Slovenia made their World Cup debuts . The tournament had several upsets and surprise results , which included the defending champions France being eliminated in the group stage after earning a single point and second favourites Argentina also being eliminated in the group stage . South Korea managed to reach the semi-finals , beating Spain , Italy and Portugal en route , thus becoming the first ( and , as of 2019 , only ) team from outside Europe and the Americas to reach the last four of a World Cup . However , the most potent team at the tournament , Brazil , prevailed , winning the final against Germany 2-0 , making them the first and only country to have won the World Cup five times . The victory qualified Brazil for the 2003 and subsequently 2005 FIFA Confederations Cups , its fourth and fifth Confederations Cup appearance in a row . In the third place play-off match against South Korea , Turkey won 3-2 , taking third place in only their second ever FIFA World Cup , and scored the fastest goal in the FIFA World Cup history . The 2002 World Cup was also the last one to use the golden goal rule .
The 2004 Copa América was the 41st edition of the Copa América , the South-American championship for international association football teams . The competition was organized by CONMEBOL , South America 's football governing body , and was held in Peru , who hosted the tournament for the sixth time , from 6 to 25 July . The tournament was won by Brazil in a shootout over Argentina . Notably , this made Brazil hold the World Cup and Copa América titles simultaneously for the second time in history , as happened after 1997 Copa América . There is no qualifying tournament for the final tournament . CONMEBOL 's 10 South American countries participated , along with two more invited countries , making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament . The two invited countries for this edition of the Copa América were Mexico and Costa Rica .
The Mexico national football team ( Spanish : Selección de fútbol de México ) represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation ( Spanish : Federación Mexicana de Fútbol ) . It competes as a member of CONCACAF , which encompasses the countries of North and Central America , and the Caribbean . The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca . Mexico has qualified to sixteen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994 , making it one of six countries to do so . The Mexico national team , along with Brazil are the only two nations to make it out of the group stage over the last seven World Cups . Mexico played France in the very first match of the first World Cup on 13 July 1930 . Mexico 's best progression in World Cups has been reaching the quarter-finals in both the 1970 and 1986 World Cups , both of which were staged on Mexican soil . Mexico is historically the most successful national team in the CONCACAF region , having won eleven confederation titles , including eight CONCACAF Gold Cups and three CONCACAF Championships ( the precursor to the Gold Cup ) , as well as three NAFC Championships , one North American Nations Cup , and one CONCACAF Cup . It is one of eight nations [ a ] to have won two of the three most important football tournaments ( the World Cup , Confederations Cup , and Summer Olympics ) , having won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics . Mexico is also the only team from CONCACAF to have won an official FIFA competition , winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup . Although Mexico is under the jurisdiction of CONCACAF , the national team has been regularly invited to compete in the Copa América from 1993 to 2016 , finishing runner-up twice - in 1993 and 2001 - and obtaining the third-place medal on three occasions .
The Confederation of North , Central American and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF /ˈkɒnkəkæf/ KON-kə-kaf ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf ) is one of FIFA 's six continental governing bodies for association football . Its 41 members include nations and territories in North America , including Central America and the Caribbean . Three geographically South American entities are also members - Guyana , Suriname , and the French overseas department of French Guiana . CONCACAF 's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs , and to conduct World Cup and Women 's World Cup qualifying tournaments . CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City , Mexico , with the merger of the NAFC and the CCCF , which made it one of the then five , now six continental confederations affiliated with FIFA . Canada , Costa Rica , Cuba , El Salvador , Guatemala , Haiti , Honduras , Mexico , Netherlands Antilles ( Curaçao ) , Nicaragua , Panama , Suriname and United States were founding members . CONCACAF is the third-most successful FIFA confederation . Mexico dominated CONCACAF men 's competition early on and has since won the most Gold Cups since the beginning of the tournament in its current format . The Mexico national football team is the only CONCACAF team to win an official FIFA tournament by winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup . Mexico and the U.S. have won all but one of the editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup . In recent years Costa Rica and Panama have become powers in the region ; in 2014 , Costa Rica became the 4th CONCACAF country after the United States , Cuba , and Mexico to make the World Cup quarterfinals , while Panama became the eleventh country from the confederation to participate in the World Cup in 2018 . The United States has been very successful in the women 's game , being the only CONCACAF member to win all three major worldwide competitions in women 's football - the World Cup ( 4 ) , the Olympics ( 4 ) , and the Algarve Cup ( 10 ) .
The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup , the football championship of North America , Central America and the Caribbean ( CONCACAF ) . For the first time since 1993 , the tournament was held in more than one country , with games played in both United States and Mexico . The games were played in Mexico City , Miami , and for the first time in a northern U.S. city , Foxborough . The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2002 : twelve teams were split into four groups of three , the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals . Colombia and Brazil were invited , with the latter sending an Under-23 team . The United States ' Landon Donovan put four past Cuba in the quarterfinals in a 5-0 win , but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals . The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2-1 . Mexico won their first championship since 1998 , beating Brazil 1-0 in extra time .
The Tunisia national football team ( Arabic : منتخب تونس لكرة القدم ) , ( French : Équipe de Tunisie de football ) represents Tunisia in men 's international association football since their maiden match in 1957 . It is governed by the Tunisian Football Federation , founded in 1957 after the Tunisian independence in 1956 . Tunisia are colloquially known as Les Aigles de Carthage ( The Eagles of Carthage ) . The team 's colours are red and white , and the Bald eagle its symbol , Periods of regular Tunisian representation at the highest international level , from 1962 to 1978 , from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2014 onwards , Most of Tunisia 's home matches are played at the Stade Olympique de Radès in Radès since 2001 , The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) . Tunisia 's national team have participated in three quadrennial major football competitions . It appeared in the end stages of five FIFA World Cups and eighteen Africa Cup of Nations , and featured at four Olympic football tournaments . Nevertheless , they created history in that 1978 tournament in Argentina by becoming the first African side to win a World Cup match , beating Mexico 3-1 . They also held defending champions West Germany to a goalless draw before bowing out . They have since qualified for three tournaments in succession , in 1998 , 2002 and 2006 before returning in the last edition held in Russia in 2018 ; however in spite of this rich record , Tunisia had never been able to progress out the group stage in any FIFA World Cup or Summer Olympics tournaments . Tunisia has long-standing football rivalries with North African teams : Egypt , Morocco and Algeria . In fact , the Tunisian team has always met with them , whether through friendly matches or World Cup qualifiers and the African Cup of Nations . Tunisia is one of the most successful African national teams in competitions , having won one African Cup of Nations , as tournament hosts in 2004 .
The Confederation of African Football or CAF ( French : Confédération Africaine de Football ) is the administrative and controlling body for African association football . CAF represents the national football associations of Africa , runs continental , national , and club competitions , and controls the prize money , regulations and media rights to those competitions . CAF is the biggest of the six continental confederations of FIFA . Since the expansion of the number of teams at the World Cup finals to 32 in 1998 , CAF has been allocated five places , though this was expanded to six for the 2010 tournament in South Africa , to include the hosts . CAF was established on 8 February 1957 in Khartoum , Sudan , by Egyptian , Ethiopian , South African and Sudanese FAs , following former discussions between the Egyptian , Somali , South African and Sudanese FAs earlier on 7 June 1956 at the Avenida Hotel in Lisbon , Portugal . Its first headquarters was situated in Khartoum for some months until a fire outbreak in the offices of the Sudanese Football Association when the organization moved near Cairo , Egypt . Youssef Mohamad was the first general secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem the president . Since 2002 , the administrative center has been located in 6th of October City , Cairo , Egypt . CAF currently has 56 member associations : 54 are full members , while Zanzibar and Réunion are associate members ( see the CAF Members and Zones section below ) . The current CAF President is Ahmad Ahmad from Madagascar , who was elected on 16 March 2017 . The 1st Vice-President is Amaju Melvin Pinnick from Nigeria , the 2nd Vice-President is called Constant Omari Selemani from RD Congo and the 3rd Vice-President is Fouzi Lekjaa from Morocco . Current CAF General Secretary is Moroccan Hajji Mouad since 11 April 2019 .
The 2004 Africa Cup of Nations was the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations , the football championship of Africa ( CAF ) . It was hosted by Tunisia . Just like in 2002 , the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four . Tunisia won their first title , beating Morocco in the final 2-1 . Tunisia participated in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany as the representative from CAF .
The Greece national football team ( Greek : Εθνική Ελλάδος , Ethniki Ellados ) represents Greece in men 's international football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation , the governing body for football in Greece . Greece play most of their home matches in or near Athens , either in Athens at the Olympic Stadium in the Maroussi section of the city or in the port city of Piraeus at the Karaiskakis Stadium just outside Athens . Greece is one of only ten national teams to have been crowned UEFA European Champions . Greece made their first appearance in a major tournament at UEFA Euro 1980 and although they did not make it through the group stage , their qualification to the then eight-team tournament gave them a position in the top eight European football nations that year . Greece did not qualify for another major tournament until the 1994 FIFA World Cup and after an undefeated qualifying campaign , they produced a poor performance in the final tournament , losing all three group matches without scoring . UEFA Euro 2004 marked a high point in Greece 's football history when they were crowned European champions in only their second participation in the tournament . Dismissed as rank outsiders before the tournament , the team defeated some of the favourites in the competition including defending European champions France and hosts Portugal . During the tournament , Greece defeated the hosts in both the opening game of the tournament and again in the final . Their triumph earned them a place in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup . In the decade after the 2004 victory , Greece qualified for the final tournaments of all but one major competitions entered , reaching the quarter-finals at the UEFA Euro 2012 and the round of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup . During that period , they occupied a place in the top 20 of the FIFA World Rankings for all but four months , and reached an all-time high of eighth in the world from April to June 2008 , as well as in October 2011 .
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship , commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2004 or simply Euro 2004 , was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship , a quadrennial football competition contested by the men 's national teams of UEFA member associations . The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Portugal , from 12 June to 4 July 2004 , after their bid was selected on 12 October 1999 , over those of Spain and Austria/Hungary . A total of thirty-one matches were played in ten venues across eight cities - Aveiro , Braga , Coimbra , Guimarães , Faro/Loulé , Leiria , Lisbon , and Porto . As in the 1996 and 2000 editions , the final tournament was contested by 16 teams - the hosts plus the 15 teams that successfully overcame the qualification round , which began in September 2002 , following the 2002 FIFA World Cup . Latvia secured their first participation in a major tournament after overcoming Turkey in the play-offs , while Greece returned to the European Championship after 24 years . The tournament was rich in surprises and upsets : Germany , Spain , and Italy were eliminated in the group stage , while France , the defending champions , were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Greece . The Portuguese team recovered from an opening defeat against Greece to reach the final , eliminating England and the Netherlands along the way . For the first time in a major football tournament , the last match featured the same teams as the opening match . Portugal were defeated by Greece with a goal from Angelos Charisteas . Greece 's triumph was unexpected , considering that they had only qualified for two other major tournaments , the UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup , where they failed to win a single match . As winners , Greece earned the right to represent Europe at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup . During the opening ceremony , one of the tableaux depicted a ship - symbolising the voyages of the Portuguese explorers - sailing through a sea that transformed into the flags of all competing countries .
The Argentina national football team ( Spanish : Selección de fútbol de Argentina ) represents Argentina in international football , and is administered by the Argentine Football Association . Argentina 's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires . La Selección ( national team ) , also known as the La Albiceleste , has appeared in five World Cup finals , including the first final in 1930 , which they lost 4-2 to Uruguay . Argentina won in their next final appearance in 1978 , beating the Netherlands at extra time , 3-1 . Argentina won again in 1986 , through a 3-2 victory over West Germany , and a tournament campaign led by Diego Maradona . They made the World Cup finals once more in 1990 , and lost 1-0 to West Germany following a controversial penalty call in the 87th minute . Argentina , led by Lionel Messi , made their fifth appearance in a World Cup final in 2014 , again losing to Germany , 1-0 during extra-time . Argentina 's World Cup winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978 and Carlos Bilardo in 1986 . Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América , winning it 14 times , being second only to Uruguay in Copa América victories . The team also won the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy . The Argentine olympic team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 . Argentina , Brazil and France are the only national teams that have won the three most important men 's titles recognized by FIFA : the World Cup , the Confederations Cup , and the Olympic tournament .
The Japan national football team ( Japanese : サッカー日本代表 , Hepburn : Sakkā Nippon Daihyō ) , nicknamed the Samurai Blue ( サムライ・ブルー ) , represents Japan in men 's international football and is controlled by the Japan Football Association ( JFA ) , the governing body for football in Japan . The current head coach is Hajime Moriyasu , who is also the current coach of the Japan U-23 team , The team represents both FIFA and Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) . Japan was not a major football force until the end of the 1980s , with its team small and amateur , but since the 1990s , when Japanese football became fully professionalized , Japan has quickly emerged as the most successful teams in Asia , having qualified for the last six consecutive FIFA World Cups with second round advancements in 2002 , 2010 , and 2018 , and having won the AFC Asian Cup a record four times , in 1992 , 2000 , 2004 and 2011 . The team has also finished second in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup . Their principal continental rivals are South Korea , North Korea , China and most recently , Australia ; though they also develop rivalries against Iran , Iraq and Saudi Arabia . Japan was the first team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América , having been invited in 1999 , 2011 , 2015 , and 2019 editions of the tournament , although they only played in the 1999 and 2019 events .
The Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) is the governing body of association football in Asia and Australia . It has 47 member countries , mostly located on the Asian and Australian continent , but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia - Azerbaijan , Georgia , Kazakhstan , Russia , and Turkey - which are instead members of UEFA . Three other states located geographically along the western fringe of Asia - Cyprus , Armenia and Israel - are also UEFA members . On the other hand , Australia , formerly in the OFC , joined the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 , and the Oceanian island of Guam , a territory of the United States , is also a member of AFC , in addition to Northern Mariana Islands , one of the two Commonwealths of the United States . Hong Kong and Macau , although not independent countries ( both are Special administrative regions of China ) , are also members of the AFC . One of FIFA 's six continental confederations , the AFC was formed officially on 8 May 1954 in Manila , Philippines , on the sidelines of the second Asian Games . The main headquarters is located in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . The current president is Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa of Bahrain .
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup was the 13th edition of the men 's AFC Asian Cup , a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) . It was held from 17 July to 7 August 2004 in China . The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing . The tournament was marked by Saudi Arabia 's unexpected failure to even make it out of the first round ; a surprisingly good performance by Bahrain , which finished in fourth place ; Jordan , which reached the quarterfinals in its first appearance and Indonesia , which gained their historical first Asian Cup win against Qatar . The final match between China and Japan was marked by post-match rioting by Chinese fans near the north gate of Beijing Workers ' Stadium , in part due to controversial officiating and anti-Japanese sentiment resulting from historical tensions .
The Australia national soccer team represents Australia in international men 's soccer . Officially nicknamed the Socceroos , the team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia , Football Federation Australia ( FFA ) , which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation ( AFF ) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation ( OFC ) in 2006 . Australia is the only national team to have been a champion of two confederations , having won the OFC Nations Cup four times between 1980 and 2004 , as well as the AFC Asian Cup at the 2015 event on home soil . The team has represented Australia at the FIFA World Cup tournament on five occasions , in 1974 and from 2006 to 2018 . The team has also represented Australia at the FIFA Confederations Cup four times .
The Oceania Football Confederation ( OFC ) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football , consisting of New Zealand , Papua New Guinea , Fiji , Tonga , and other Pacific Island countries . It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup . OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport . Consequently , the OFC has little influence in the wider football world , [ citation needed ] either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions . OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title , the best result being Australia making the final of the 1997 Confederations Cup . In 2006 , the OFC 's largest and most successful nation , Australia , left to join the Asian Football Confederation , leaving New Zealand as the largest federation within the OFC . David Chung has been the President of OFC until April 2018 . Rajesh Patel is the Senior Vice President , Lee Harmon is the Vice-President while Tai Nicholas is the General Secretary .
The 2004 OFC Nations Cup doubled as the qualification tournament to the 2006 FIFA World Cup , except the two-legged final ( A separate playoff between Australia and Solomon Islands was held in September 2005 , for World Cup Qualifying purposes ) . The competition was divided in two Group stages ( the first is the Qualifying Stage ) , with Australia and New Zealand seeded into the second stage ( Final Stage ) . The Oceania champion ( Australia ) qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup .