Vanuatu national football team

The Vanuatu men's national football team (équipe du Vanuatu de football) represents Vanuatu in men's international football competitions. The team is governed by the Vanuatu Football Federation, which is currently a member of FIFA and the Oceania Football Confederation.

Early years (1951–2022)
It was known as the New Hebrides until the New Hebrides became Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. It finished fourth in the OFC Nations Cup in 1973, 2000, and 2002. In the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup, Vanuatu beat New Zealand 4–2, preventing the regional powerhouse from making the final and, consequently, the running for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Vanuatu caused another shock in the 2007 South Pacific Games by knocking out the Solomon Islands for bronze medal and also enable to enter the second stage of qualification for the OFC Nations Cup and consequently a chance with a playoff for the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa. The last time they had won against Solomon Islands was back in 1998 and had since been on the receiving side of many losses save for one draw against them. In July 2008, Vanuatu faced two national teams from the Solomon Islands during the inaugural edition of the Wantok Cup. Vanuatu lost 1–2 to the Solomons' team A, but defeated their team B by two goals to one.

Recognition of the team efforts (2023–present)
In 2023, Vanuatu was invited for the 2023 Intercontinental Cup tournament held in India which is the team first tournament outside Oceania. In the first match on 9 June 2023, they would face Lebanon but suffered a 3–1 defeat. In the next match, Vanuatu conceded a late goal losing to host India on a narrow 1–0 lost. On 15 June 2023, Vanuatu found themselves with a bright smiles as they would go on to win Mongolia 1–0 thus earning them the 3 points and finishing in third place.

FIFA Series tournament
In 2024, FIFA invited Vanuatu to the 2024 FIFA Series tournament held from 21 to 26 March 2024 in Jeddah where they would face Guinea (CAF) and Brunei (AFC). On 21 March, Vanuatu faced their first ever opponent from the Africa continent, Guinea in a 6–0 lost.

2024 OFC Nations Cup - Vanuatu reach their first ever major tournament final
Vanuatu progressed to the final of the OFC Nations Cup for the first time in 2024 and finished as runners-up of the tournament on 30 June 2024 after losing to New Zealand with a 3–0 scoreline.

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.

Coaching history
New Hebrides Vanuatu
 * P. Reichert (1973–1987)


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Terry O'Donnell (1987–1993)
 * Saby Natonga (1996)
 * Alwyn Job (1998)
 * Juan Carlos Buzzetti (2000–2004)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Szekeres (2004–2007)
 * Robert Calvo (2007–2008)
 * Willian Malas (2008)
 * Jorge Añón (2009)
 * Saby Natonga (2011–2012)
 * Percy Avock (2012–2015)
 * Moise Poida (2015–2017)
 * Etienne Mermer (2017–2018)
 * Paul Munster (2019)
 * Etienne Mermer (2019–2022)
 * George Amos (2022)
 * Juan Carlos Buzzetti (2022)
 * 🇧🇷 Emerson Alcântara (2022)
 * Etienne Mermer (2022–2023)
 * 🇧🇷 Emerson Alcântara (2023–2024)
 * 🇧🇷 Juliano Schmeling (2024–)

Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup in June 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 30 June 2024, after the match against 🇳🇿 new zealand.

Player records

 * Players in bold are still active with Vanuatu.

Head-to-head record
Up to matches played on 30 June 2024.

Historical kits
Sources: