Solomon Islands vs New Zealand

New Zealand beat Solomon Islands 5-0 in the Oceania qualifying final in Doha to seal a World Cup playoff berth and keep alive their hopes of a first finals ...

New Zealand crushed Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final of the Oceania qualifying tournament New Zealand crushed Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Doha on Wednesday to seal a World Cup playoff berth and keep alive their hopes of a first finals appearance in 12 years. - New Zealand beat Solomon Islands 5-0 in the Oceania World Cup qualifying final

Two undefeated teams will come face to face in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Oceania Qualifiers final in a few hours' time but only one can progress to the ...

18-year-old Raphael Lea'i has been one of the stand-out stars at the tournament. “We know the Solomons are going to be a very tough prospect. Solomon Islands have been by far the strongest team in Group A and present a real challenge.

New Zealand crushed Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Doha on Wednesday to seal a World Cup playoff berth and keep ...

New Zealand were the last Oceania team to qualify for the World Cup when they made the 2010 tournament in South Africa. New Zealand will meet the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF region -- which features sides from North and Central America and the Caribbean -- in an intercontinental playoff for a place in their first World Cup finals since 2010. New Zealand crushed Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Doha on Wednesday to seal a World Cup playoff berth and keep alive their hopes of a first finals appearance in 12 years.

Bill Tuiloma scores his second header from a corner as the All Whites take total control of the Oceania World Cup qualifying final.

Matt Garbett scores New Zealand's fifth in stoppage time as they win the Oceania qualifying final and are one win away from the World Cup.

Get a report of the Solomon Islands vs. New Zealand 2022 World Cup Qualifying - OFC, Final football match.

New Zealand were the last Oceania team to qualify for the World Cup when they made the 2010 tournament in South Africa. New Zealand will meet the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF region -- which features sides from North and Central America and the Caribbean -- in an intercontinental playoff for a place in their first World Cup finals since 2010. New Zealand crushed Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Doha on Wednesday to seal a World Cup playoff berth and keep alive their hopes of a first finals appearance in 12 years.

It comes amid concerns about the pact from the nation's traditional partners that include New Zealand, Australia and the United States.

It could also send warships to the islands for stopovers and to replenish supplies, which had led to speculation about the possibility of China establishing a naval base on the South Pacific islands. The Federated States of Micronesia is home to about 100,000 people. Australian police have been in the capital, Honiara, maintaining peace since then under a bilateral security treaty established in 2017. Instead, it complements the existing regional cooperation mechanisms in a positive way," he added. He said it wasn't a secret deal but a sovereign issue. The Solomon Islands government said Thursday a draft agreement of the new security pact had been initialed by representatives from the Solomons and China and would be "cleaned up" and signed.

Amid the calls to 'amass an amphibious invasion force' or offer the Solomons an Australian naval base, is there potential for a 'Pacific family' solution? The ...

Steps towards greater integration of Pacific states would represent a substantial change for Australian and New Zealand foreign policy. Should, therefore, the leading democracies of the region respond to the strategic competition from China by seeking to make the much-vaunted ‘Pacific family’ more of a reality? As Australia and New Zealand emphasise transparency, sovereignty and democratic values and spend big on multimillion-dollar development projects, the geopolitical landscape may be rearranged by a series of budget bribes to members of Pacific parliaments. Many Pacific islanders have strong links with Australia and New Zealand through education and family dating back to pre-independence times. What could be so attractive to the entire Solomons electorate that going against it even for money politics would be unthinkable? Amid the calls to ‘amass an amphibious invasion force’ or offer the Solomons an Australian naval base, is there potential for a ‘Pacific family’ solution?

The Solomon Islands has an official foreign policy of being "friends to all and enemies to none". New Zealand could learn a lot from this approach, ...

The over-reaction to the notion that China is setting up a naval base in the Pacific also needs to be kept in check – especially since the Solomons Government itself deny that this is happening. Here's what Pagani says: "Why doesn't New Zealand double its aid to the Solomons to grow new businesses, and more jobs in legitimate industries? In Australia, some commentators talk about the need for military "regime change". In New Zealand, the hawkish Anne Marie Brady is making dire warnings about threats of Chinese military aggression towards Australia and New Zealand, especially with the assertion that the Solomons government is corrupt, and its' deal risks us being "cut off and encircled by the [Chinese] navy". Pacific leaders are challenging us to move on from the old welfare model of aid, and offer something the Chinese can't. Relationships." Perhaps one of the most noteworthy examples is the 2015 expose by Nicky Hager, using leaked CIA files, which showed how New Zealand had a spy operation against the Solomon Islands Government and politicians. But it's already looking like that might be too late. In doing so, New Zealand's relationship with the Pacific looks increasingly neocolonial and threatening. Ultimately New Zealand needs to get reacquainted – just as Russia does – with the concept of "national sovereignty". New Zealand sometimes pays lip service to this in terms of Pacific countries, but then interferes and acts as a paternalistic bully with talk of "our backyard". Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has been right to denounce our interference as "very insulting". There are already hawks in both countries ramping up pressure to take a heavy approach. This country has a long history of regarding Pacific neighbours as our "backyard" and "sphere of influence". And this is exactly the sort of language that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta are now blatantly using – not a million miles from how Russia continues to talk about Ukraine. Of course, China itself is currently pushing the boundaries in the Asia Pacific. Like New Zealand and the West, they want to have a presence and influence in their "backyard". And by developing a security deal with the Solomon Islands, in which China offers to provide security to the small nation, in return for greater naval access, tensions have been stoked. The Solomon Islands has an official foreign policy of being "friends to all and enemies to none". New Zealand could learn a lot from this approach, as this country heads down a path of being friends only with traditional Anglo countries, bullies to our Pacific neighbours, and enemies with our biggest trading partner China.

Micronesia joins Australia, New Zealand and US in expressing concerns over alliance as the two nations move toward signing agreement.

It could also send warships to the islands for stopovers and to replenish supplies, which had led to speculation about the possibility of China establishing a naval base on the South Pacific islands. The Federated States of Micronesia is home to about 100,000 people. Australian police have been in the capital, Honiara, maintaining peace since then under a bilateral security treaty established in 2017. Instead, it complements the existing regional cooperation mechanisms in a positive way,” he added. The statement seemed to more emphatically rule out the possibility of a base after the prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, had earlier told parliament it had no intention of asking China to build a base. “Government is conscious of the security ramification of hosting a military base, and it will not be careless to allow such initiative to take place under its watch,” the statement said.