2011 South Pacific Games

As the final rays of the summer sun wash over Britain (hopefully) at the end of August, a football tournament will be taking place which for some people will be incredibly important. It is likely that the majority of football fans in Britain will never have taken notice of this tournament or even heard of it; The South Pacific Games.

The games, which are very similar to the Olympics albeit on a considerably smaller scale, will be taking place between August 27^th and September 10^th.  The football part of the tournament, which will be followed in as much detail as possible here, will be spread over the two weeks of the games which are being held in Nouméa, New Caledonia.

This brief introduction to the football tournament at the 2011 South Pacific Games will be followed by a preview in the next few days. The more detailed preview will take a look at the 12 national teams who will be competing in Nouméa , how the tournament works and who the favourites are.  To give you some background and an idea of which teams to look out for, a brief look back at the past tournaments will also feature.