World Cup 2010 Qualifiers : New Caledonia defeats Tahiti 1-0
APIA, Aug. 25, 2007 (AMP) — South Africa 2010 (Oceania Qualifiers) : New Caledonia defeated Tahiti by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Saturday afternoon.
The result put the New Caledonians top of Group A with 3 points. In their next game, New Caledonia will meet Tuvalu on August 27, while Tahiti will face Tuvalu.
Fixtures and Results : First Round Group A
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Overview
Tahiti at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
New Caledonia at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 2 participations in the qualifications (first in 2006)

Tahiti

0:1

New Caledonia
0:1 (0:1)
- 25 August 2007
- 15:00
- Apia
First Round Group A
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 3 |
![]() | 0 |
![]() | 0 |
![]() | 0 |
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Matches
Tahiti 0-1 New Caledonia
- Fiji - Tuvalu 18:00
- Tuvalu - New Caledonia 15:00
- Fiji - Cook islands 18:00
- Tuvalu - Tahiti 15:00
- New Caledonia - Cook islands 18:00
- Cook islands - Tuvalu 12:30
- Tahiti - Fiji 18:00
- New Caledonia - Fiji 15:00
- Cook islands - Tahiti 15:00
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