2024 Outrigger Challenge Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Marshall Islands |
| City | Majuro |
| Dates | 22–24 July 2024 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kiribati (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Marshall Islands |
| Third place | Kiribati “B” |
| Fourth place |  Micronesia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 97 (10.78 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Banagao Bakabane |
| Best goalkeeper | Matakite Taea |
The 2024 Outrigger Challenge Cup was be an international futsal tournament organized by the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation, and hosted in Majuro from 22 to 24 July 2024.[1] Six teams took part in the tournament. The tournament was originally announced as the Men's Futsal Series, to be played against Micronesia,[2] but after Kiribati's participation was announced, the name was officially changed to the Outrigger Challenge Cup.[3]
The Marshall Islands played its first-ever international of any football code during the tournament, while Micronesia fielded its first-ever national futsal side.[4]
Kiribati defeated the Marshall Islands in the final. [5]
Broadcast
[edit]The tournament final was broadcast free on YouTube using cameras controlled by artificial intelligence.[6][7]
Squads
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Kiribati[edit]
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Marshall Islands[edit]
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Micronesia[edit]
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- Source(s):[7]
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Marshall Islands (H)
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Micronesia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 0 |
| Marshall Islands | 0–8 | Kiribati |
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SDA Sports Hall, Majuro, Marshall Islands
| Kiribati | 15–2 | Micronesia |
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SDA Sports Hall, Majuro, Marshall Islands
| Micronesia | 2–7 | Marshall Islands |
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SDA Sports Hall, Majuro, Marshall Islands
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kiribati "B"
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Marshall Islands "B" (H)
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Micronesia "B"
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
| Kiribati "B" | 9–2 | Marshall Islands "B" |
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| Report |
SDA Sports Hall, Majuro, Marshall Islands
| Marshall Islands "B" | 8–3 | Micronesia "B" |
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| Report |
SDA Sports Hall, Majuro, Marshall Islands
| Micronesia "B" | 0–8 | Kiribati "B" |
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| Report |
SDA Sports Hall, Majuro, Marshall Islands
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket (1st–4th place)
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 July - Majuro | ||||||
| Micronesia | 3 | |||||
| 24 July - Majuro | ||||||
| Marshall Islands | 5 | |||||
| Marshall Islands | 2 | |||||
| 24 July - Majuro | ||||||
| Kiribati | 6 | |||||
| Kiribati | 5 | |||||
| Kiribati “B” | 3 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 24 July - Majuro | ||||||
| Micronesia | 1 | |||||
| Kiribati “B” | 15 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]| Marshall Islands | 5–3 | Micronesia |
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SDA Sports Hall, Majuro, Marshall Islands
| Kiribati | 5–3 | Kiribati “B” |
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SDA Sports Hall, Majuro, Marshall Islands
Third-place match
[edit]| Micronesia | 1–15 | Kiribati “B” |
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SDA Sports Hall, Majuro, Marshall Islands
Final
[edit]| Marshall Islands | 2–6 | Kiribati |
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Report |
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ECC Sports Stadium, Majuro, Marshall Islands
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 97 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 10.8 goals per match.
References
[edit]- ^ Earnshaw, Karen (12 July 2024). "Kiribati, FSM coming for futsal". The Marshall Islands Journal. p. 9.
- ^ "Marshalls reveal first opponent – second team may join". Football in Oceania. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ @SoccerFedMI (2024-07-08). "❌ OFC Nations Cup ❌ Euro 2024 ❌ Copa America .... ✅ Outrigger Challenge Cup .... That's right, we're hosting a Men's Futsal tournament in the Marshall Islands, July 22nd - 24th. History in the making..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-07-13 – via Twitter.
- ^ Ewart, Richard. "Marshall Islands soccer dream a step closer to reality as the country's first ever futsal team prepares to take to the court against FSM and Kiribati". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "2024 Outrigger Challenge Cup (Men's)". Official Site of MISF. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Medina, Angelica. "First Marshall Islands futsal match to be broadcast with AI-powered cameras". Reuters. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ a b "First Last-Marshall Islands vs Kiribati in historic international futsal match". Spiideo. Retrieved 24 July 2024.