The

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of football in the

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Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...

is governed by the Fédération de Ligue de Football de Wallis et Futuna. The association administers the

Wallis and Futuna national football team The Wallis and Futuna national soccer team is the regional soccer team of Wallis and Futuna. Wallis and Futuna is not a member of FIFA and, therefore, is not eligible to enter either the FIFA World Cup or the OFC Nations Cup, and due to the low in ...

as well as the Wallis Première Division and the Futuna Première Division. No women's football is known of, though it is possible that the sport is not segregated by gender for youth football. The first evidence of the sport on the islands is that the national team competed in the

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, where they would exit in the group stages and not return until

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. From then they would appear regularly, with a final appearance in 1995. Women's football would not debut until the 2003 games, so Wallis and Futuna have never competed. News of football from the islands is limited, and the sport seems to have diminished, though there are photos from an 11-a-side match in 2015 and vague references to a 7-a-side tournament on Wallis in 2017 being the limit of publicised knowledge. The current condition of the

Wallis and Futuna Soccer Federation The sport of football in the overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna is governed by the Fédération de Ligue de Football de Wallis et Futuna. The association administers the Wallis and Futuna national football team as well as the Wallis Pre ...

is not known, or even if they are extant, but a youth football association existed as recently as 2020.

Soccer Federation

The Wallis and Futuna Soccer Federation (french: Fédération de Ligue de Football de Wallis et Futuna) is the governing body of soccer in

. They oversee the

as well as overlooking several competitions on the islands. These leagues include the Futuna Première Division and the Wallis Première Division. Wallis and Futuna is not affiliated with the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) or FIFA. They have no known phone number, hindering participation in international events. The current status of the federation is unknown, with the only evidence of football on the islands seeming to be related to a junior football association.

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