The Vanuatu women's national football team represents

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in international

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. The team is controlled by the

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(VFF). Vanuatu's home field is the

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, located in the country's capital,

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. The team is managed by Job Alwin. Vanuatu never qualified for a

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, but competed in the

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. Currently, their

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position is the 104th. Vanuatu's highest ever ranking was 82, in 2004 and their worst ranking was 148 in September 2015.

History

Vanuatu's first match was played in

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at the

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on 30 June 2003, against

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, who also played its first match. Tonga won the match, despite losing 2–1 at the end of the first half. Five days later, Vanuatu achieved a draw with

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, by 2–2. The team's biggest win was accomplished against Kiribati by 11–0 another five days later. Lavinia Taga scored seven goals for Vanuatu. In the other games,

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and

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defeated the Vanuatuans. The team was expected to participate in the

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and

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s, but ultimately withdrew from both. After seven years of inactivity, Vanuatu returned to the international competition in the

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and

. Vanuatu failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics tournament, due to its poor performance in the qualifiers. Nevertheless, the team managed to achieve a second victory, with

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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

2024

2025

Head-to-head record

Coaching staff

Current technical staff

Managerial history

Players

Current squad

*The following players were named to the squad for the

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

OFC Women's Nations Cup

Pacific Games

Pacific Mini Games

References

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