South Pacific Games Participation
The Tuvaluan team played three international matches in the 1979 South Pacific Games, held in Fiji. There, the team recorded both its largest win, 5–3 against Tonga, and its worst defeat, losing 18–0 to Tahiti.
It also participated in four games at the South Pacific Games in 2003, again held in Fiji. After defeating Kiribati in their opening game, the Tuvaluan team lost their remaining three matches and finished fourth out of five in Pool A.
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