Where we watching Vanuatu game?
Port Vila doesn't have the infrastructure for live broadcast was what I saw somewhere but I've emailed SNZ for the full word.
I have struck up a deal for this weekend and for next Wed....cost me a bit but I think well worth it.
Port Vila doesn't have the infrastructure, and NZ Football doesn't have the money.
No infrastructure? sounlds like a cop out to me. Is it being covered on the radio, surely they have some live coverage??
No infrastructure? sounlds like a cop out to me. Is it being covered on the radio, surely they have some live coverage??
Mate, the place is very much a "developing nation" (they're trying to be nice but calling poor countries that is still very condescending) and they probably dont even have television at all let alone enough major sporting fixtures to warrant the infrastructure to broadcast it live.
I really hope the commentator doesn't have the same accent as the Fijian-Indian commentator in the All Whites last match! That was painful on the ears!
The Vanuatu Football Federation has confirmed that the boys for
Aoteroa will be arriving at half past three in the afternoon, and
will be checking in to the Melanesian Hotel.
New Zealand gave Vanuatu their first taste of world cup competition
15 years ago at the Port Vila Stadium. Charles Vatu had his name
down on history when he became the first ni-Vanuatu player to score
Vanuatu's first goal in a world cup game. New Zealand won
then by 3 goals to 1. Due to poor facilities, Vanuatu has not
hosted any world cup matches at senior level since that game.
Meanwhile Vanuatu football has develop tremendously over the past
years. The last time Vanuatu met New Zealand in the 2004 world cup
play off in Adelaide, they managed to outscore the All Whites by 4
goals to 2. The win sent signals to FIFA and especially OFC that
the islands were catching up, thanks to their various development
programs.
In Port Vila VFF officials are preparing to host the New Zealand
team, as well as FIFA and OFC officials who will be coming for the
game. According to VFF, the referees of the match will be arriving
in the Vanuatu capital on Friday morning, while the match
commissioner and other officials will be arriving with the All
Whites team on Friday afternoon.
*FM107 will be web streaming the match live - Details on the web site
(EDIT)
You may need to register for this site to get this game live.
Capitol FM 107 is collaborating with the Vanuatu Football Federation, Telecom Vanuatu and Vanuatu Online to do a live coverage of the Saturday 17 November match on the internet as well as to the local audience. Internet users will be able to follow live the match as it happens here in Port Vila.
We will be streaming direct from the ground with one of Vanuatu's top sports announcers, Moses Stevens. We have arranged for Bandwidth On Tap with our streaming provider in the US so we will have 'unlimited' capacity to handle the expected number of people logging in to listen. The stream will run for about 2 hours this Saturday afternoon LIVE.
The exact time will be advised in the next day or so.
Webbies will be able to listen either through their web browser (make sure you have an up to date audio plug-in installed), iTunes, Real Player etc. If you can currently listen to FM107 on the web, you will be able to listen to the soccer match.
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