ED STUBBS looks at the battle facing world football’s small-fry

ED STUBBS

IRRELEVANT is probably, and sadly, how most of the footballing world looks at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).
Hidden away among the Leigh Griffiths free-kicks and Hugo Lloris gaffes of the June 2017 international break, the Solomon Islands completed their second victory over Papua New Guinea in five days to move from last to first in Group B of the third round of OFC qualifying, thus securing a play-off with regional heavyweights New Zealand in the autumn.
Surprisingly, the Solomon Islands have reac...