The Solomon Islands national futsal team, nicknamed Kurukuru,"In the Land of the Giants", Solomon Times, 6 October 2008 represents the Solomon Islands in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Oceania, but fares poorly in competitions outside the region.
The team's coach in 2008 was Victor Wai’ia."In the Land of the Giants", Solomon Times, 6 October 2008 By 2009, he had been succeeded by Dickson Kadau."Kurukuru Flies High, Defeating New Caledonia 8–3", Solomon Times, 7 July 2009 The country has no futsal stadium, although in July 2009 Prime Minister Derek Sikua promised that the government would assist in building one."GOV’T SUPPORTS FUTSAL STADIUM", Solomon Star, 13 July 2009
On 6 October 2008, the Solomon Islands established a record for the worst defeat in the history of the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil 2008, when they were beaten by Russia thirty-one goals to two."Russia Beats Kurukuru 31–2", Solomon Times, 7 October 2008 It was the country's first participation in the World Cup;"FIFA Futsal World Cup: Previous Tournaments" it finished last in Group A, with four games lost out of four, 6 goals for and 69 against."FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008: Matches" At the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand, the Kurukuru once again finished last in their group, suffering heavy defeats to Russia and Colombia, but did manage to obtain their first World Cup win, beating Guatemala 4–3."Keeper seals historic Solomons win at Futsal World Cup", Boxscore, 9 November 2012
On a regional level, however, the Kurukuru won the 2008 Oceanian Futsal Championship, and successfully defended their title in 2009, beating Fiji 8–1 in the final,"Solomons retains Futsal title", FijiVillage News, 11 July 2009 and then again in 2010 and 2011. After failing to win in 2013 and not competing in 2014, they would win their record-tying fifth OFC Futsal Championship in 2016. They are, therefore, the current regional champions."Big welcome for the champions" , Oceania Football Confederation
The Solomon Islands national futsal team currently holds the world record for the fastest ever goal scored in an official futsal match. It was set by Kurukuru captain Elliot Ragomo, who scored against New Caledonia three seconds into the game in July 2009."RAGOMO BEATS WORLD RECORD….to score the fastest futsal goal", Solomon Star, 15 July 2009
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. Legend
2021
Team Current squad The following players were called up to the squad for the 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup.
Competitive record FIFA Futsal World Cup FIFA Futsal World Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGA 1989Did not enter 1992 1996 2000 2004 Did not qualify 2008 Group Stage20th4004669 201221st3102730 201624th3003521 202123rd3003422 2024 Did not qualifyTotal:4/10Group Stage20th 13101222142
OFC Futsal Nations Cup OFC Futsal Nations Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGA 1992Did not enter 1996 1999 2004Fifth place5th51041231 2008Champions1st65014119 20094400327 201066005916 201155004910 2013Group stage31021115 2014Did not enter 2016Champions1st5500233 201955003411 2022Runners-up2nd53113320 2023Third place3rd52212716Total6 titles493739321148
Confederations Cup Futsal Confederations Cup recordYearRoundPldWDLGSGALibya 20095th place40131229Brazil 2013Did not enterKuwait 2014Thailand 2022Total1/440131229
References
External links The Solomon Times’ coverage of team Kurukuru's performance at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup