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Tuvalu
Association	Tuvalu National Football Association
Most caps	Mau Penisula (12 caps)
Top scorer	Alopua Petoa (6 goals)
Home stadium	Tuvalu Sports Ground
FIFA code	TUV
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Tahiti 18 - 0 Tuvalu ; (Suva, Fiji; August 29, 1979)
Biggest win
	Tuvalu 4 - 0 American Samoa ; (Noumea, New Caledonia; August 27, 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Tahiti 18- 0 Tuvalu ; (Suva, Fiji; August 29, 1979)

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The Tuvalu national football team is the international football team of Tuvalu, which trains at the Tuvalu Sports Ground in Funafuti. The Tuvalu national football team draws from players in the Tuvalu A-Division; the national team competes in the Pacific Games and South Pacific Games. The national team is controlled by the Tuvalu Football Association, which is an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and is seeking membership of FIFA.^[1]

South Pacific Games participation

The Tuvaluan team played three international matches in the 1979 South Pacific Games, held in Fiji. There, the team recorded both its largest win, 5-3 against Tonga, and its worst defeat, losing 18-0 to Tahiti.

It also participated in four games at the South Pacific Games in 2003, again held in Fiji. After defeating Kiribati in their opening game, the Tuvaluan team lost their remaining three matches and finished fourth out of five in Pool A.

World Cup qualification

History was made in 2007 when Tuvalu became the first non FIFA member to participate in an official World cup qualifying match.^[2] The situation arose when the regional governing body used the 2007 South Pacific Games, as the first stage of the qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and qualification tournament for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup. Tuvalu performed with great credit, earning a remarkable 1-1 draw with Tahiti in which Viliamu Sekifu became as the first World cup scorer for his country. The other three fixtures in the tournament ended in defeat and Tuvalu failed to progress from their five team group.

In September 2008, Tuvaluan Prime Minister Apisai Ielemia and the President of the Tuvalu Football Association, Tapugao Falefou, visited the headquarters of FIFA in Zurich, hoping to gain full membership in the organisation.^[3]

In 2011 the Tuvalu National Football Association signed Dutch coach Foppe de Haan as their new coach. De Haan, who previously coached SC Heerenveen, Ajax Cape Town and the Dutch national U-21 team will prepare the team for admission to the FIFA. He will work on a part time and volunteer basis.^[4] Foppe de Haan started his tenure with a 3-0 victory over Samoa, which is only the third and also the second largest victory of Tuvalu.^[5] De Haan's second match in charge saw a record 4-0 victory recorded over American Samoa in the first match of their 2011 Pacific Games campaign, the highlight coming in the form of a hat-trick from 19-year-old Alopua Petoa. The third match was not as successful, with the side going down 5-1 to Vanuatu.^[6] After two more heavy losses, the team won a point in their final South Pacific Games' match against Guam. De Haan left his post after the tournament to rejoin Heerenveen's youth programme.^[7]

Selected internationals

Date	Event/Venue	Home Team	Opponent	Score
Sep 5 2011	Pacific Games - New Caledonia	Tuvalu	Guam	1 - 1
Sep 3 2011	Pacific Games - New Caledonia	Tuvalu	Solomon Islands	1 - 6
Sep 1 2011	Pacific Games - New Caledonia	Tuvalu	New Caledonia	0 - 8
Aug 30 2011	Pacific Games - New Caledonia	Tuvalu	Vanuatu	1 - 5
Aug 27 2011	Pacific Games - New Caledonia	Tuvalu	American Samoa	4 - 0
Aug 22 2011	Friendly - Fiji	Tuvalu	Samoa	3 - 0
Sep 1 2007	2007 SPG & 2010 WC Qualifier - Samoa	Tuvalu	Cook Islands	1 - 4
Aug 29 2007	2007 SPG & 2010 WC Qualifier - Samoa	Tuvalu	Tahiti	1 - 1
Aug 27 2007	2007 SPG & 2010 WC Qualifier - Samoa	Tuvalu	New Caledonia	0 - 1
Aug 25 2007	2007 SPG & 2010 WC Qualifier - Samoa	Tuvalu	Fiji	0 - 16
Jul 5 2003	2003 South Pacific Games - Fiji	Tuvalu	Solomon Islands	0 - 4
Jul 3 2003	2003 South Pacific Games - Fiji	Tuvalu	Vanuatu	0 - 1
Jul 1 2003	2003 South Pacific Games - Fiji	Tuvalu	Fiji	0 - 4
Jun 30 2003	2003 South Pacific Games - Fiji	Tuvalu	Kiribati	3 - 2
May 1, 2003	Fiji	Tuvalu	Fiji	0 - 9
Sep 4 1979	1979 South Pacific Games - Fiji	Tuvalu	New Caledonia	0 - 11
Aug 31 1979	1979 South Pacific Games - Fiji	Tuvalu	Tonga	5 - 3
Aug 28 1979	1979 South Pacific Games - Fiji	Tuvalu	Tahiti	0 - 18

South Pacific Games record

1963 to 1975 - Did not enter
1979 - Quarter-final
1983 to 1995 - Did not enter
2003 - Round 1
2007 - Round 1
2011 - Round 1

Players

Current squad

The following squad was selected for the 2011 Pacific Games

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Katepu Sieni	(1988-05-11) May 11, 1988 (age 36)	3	0	Tofaga
15	1GK	Faiana Ofati	(1991-02-02) February 2, 1991 (age 33)	0	0	Lakena United
16	1GK	Jelly Selau	(1983-07-23) July 23, 1983 (age 40)	8	0	Manu Laeva

2	2DF	Kolone Pokia	(1989-08-04) August 4, 1989 (age 34)	2	0	Tofaga
3	2DF	Alamoana Tofuola	(1990-03-28) March 28, 1990 (age 34)	4	0	Tamanuku
4	2DF	Etimoni Timuani	(1991-08-14) August 14, 1991 (age 32)	5	0	Lakena United
5	2DF	Ali Takataka	(1988-04-24) April 24, 1988 (age 36)	5	0	Tofaga
11	2DF	George Panapa	(1992-10-06) October 6, 1992 (age 31)	4	0	Tofaga
24	2DF	Joshua Tapasei	(1979-05-30) May 30, 1979 (age 45)	4	0	Nauti

6	3MF	Mau Penisula (c)	(1979-03-15) March 15, 1979 (age 45)	12	0	Tofaga
7	3MF	Vaisua Liva	(1990-02-24) February 24, 1990 (age 34)	5	0	Manu Laeva
8	3MF	Okilani Tinilau	(1989-01-02) January 2, 1989 (age 35)	3	0	Manu Laeva
10	3MF	James Lepaio	(1992-09-06) September 6, 1992 (age 31)	4	1	Tofaga
13	3MF	Togavai Stanley	(1992-07-09) July 9, 1992 (age 31)	3	1	Manu Laeva
14	3MF	Raj Sogivalu	(1990-01-19) January 19, 1990 (age 34)	2	0	Nauti
17	3MF	Uota Ale	(1986-06-06) June 6, 1986 (age 38)	2	1	Tofaga
18	3MF	Meauma Petaia	(1990-08-15) August 15, 1990 (age 33)	1	0	Tamanuku
19	3MF	Akelei Lima'alofa	(1989-11-13) November 13, 1989 (age 34)	1	0	Manu Laeva

9	4FW	Lutelu Tiute	(1990-06-08) June 8, 1990 (age 34)	4	1	Tofaga
12	4FW	Alopua Petoa	(1992-02-08) February 8, 1992 (age 32)	5	6	Tofaga
20	4FW	Lopati Okelani	(1988-08-17) August 17, 1988 (age 35)	2	0	Tofaga

Sources: ^[8] ^[9]

Coaches

Tim Jerks (2003)
Toakai Puapua (2006–2010)
Foppe de Haan (2011)

References

^ "Tuvalu eye place in football family". FIFA. September 22, 2008
^ "Tuvalu does not sink". Periodismo de fútbol internacional. September, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Tuvalu eye place in football family". FIFA. September 22, 2008
^ "Foppe de Haan gaat nationaal team van Tuvalu trainen". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). May 25, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
^ "De Haan start sterk als bondscoach van Tuvalu". Voetbal International (in Dutch). August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
^ "Vanuatu have beaten Tuvalu 5-1 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. August 30, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
^ De Haan terug bij Heerenveen - De Telegraaf Template:Nl icon
^ Tuvalu Official Team List - OFC
^ 2011 Squad - National Football Teams

[1] "Tuvalu eye place in football family". FIFA. September 22, 2008

[2] "Tuvalu does not sink". Periodismo de fútbol internacional. September, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[3] "Tuvalu eye place in football family". FIFA. September 22, 2008

[4] "Foppe de Haan gaat nationaal team van Tuvalu trainen". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). May 25, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.

[5] "De Haan start sterk als bondscoach van Tuvalu". Voetbal International (in Dutch). August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

[6] "Vanuatu have beaten Tuvalu 5-1 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. August 30, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

[7] De Haan terug bij Heerenveen - De Telegraaf Template:Nl icon

[8] Tuvalu Official Team List - OFC

[9] 2011 Squad - National Football Teams

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 ==Coaches==
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 *{{Flagicon|Tuvalu}} Toakai Puapua (2006–2010)
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