The Solomon Islands national futsal team, nicknamed Kurukuru, represents the
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...
in international
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competitions and is controlled by the
Solomon Islands Football Federation
The Solomon Islands Football Federation is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation. The Solomon Islands national football team made history when they made it to the final Oceania stages of the 2006 World Cup Qualification against Australia ...
. It is one of the strongest teams in Oceania, but fares poorly in competitions outside the region.
The team's coach in 2008 was
Victor Wai’ia. By 2009, he had been succeeded by
Dickson Kadau. The country has no futsal stadium, although in July 2009
Prime Minister
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promised that the government would assist in building one.
On 6 October 2008, the Solomon Islands established a record for the worst defeat in the history of the
FIFA Futsal World Cup
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in
Brazil 2008, when they were beaten by
Russia
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thirty-one goals to two. It was the country's first participation in the World Cup; it finished last in Group A, with four games lost out of four, 6 goals for and 69 against. At the
2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup
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in
Thailand
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, the Kurukuru once again finished last in their group, suffering heavy defeats to Russia and Colombia, but did manage to obtain their first World Cup win, beating Guatemala 4–3.
On a regional level, however, the Kurukuru won the
2008 Oceanian Futsal Championship
The 2008 OFC Futsal Championship was the fifth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place in Suva, Fiji from 8 June to 14 June 2008.
The tournament also acted as a qualifying tournament for the 200 ...
, and successfully defended their title in
2009
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, beating
Fiji
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8–1 in the final, and then again in
2010
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and
2011
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. After failing to win in
2013
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and not competing in
2014
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, they would win their record-tying fifth
OFC Futsal Championship
The OFC Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) nations. It was first held in 1992.
The competition was initially held every four years. From 2008 onwards, however, it became an ann ...
in
2016
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. They are, therefore, the current regional champions.
The Solomon Islands national futsal team currently holds the world record for the fastest ever goal scored in an official futsal match. It was set by Kurukuru captain
Elliot Ragomo, who scored against
New Caledonia
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three seconds into the game in July 2009.
"RAGOMO BEATS WORLD RECORD….to score the fastest futsal goal"
''Solomon Star'', 15 July 2009
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
;Legend
2021
Team
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
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.
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal World Cup
OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Confederations Cup
References
External links
The ''Solomon Times''’ coverage
of team Kurukuru's performance at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
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Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...
Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...
Football in the Solomon Islands
Futsal in the Solomon Islands