Argentina v Colombia (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification) match was the first time in history that the Albiceleste lost at home, and the first time it lost in the Monumental in a World Cup qualifier. She remained unbeaten at home 3311 matches until, curiously, another 5 September (of 2009) suffered the second defeat in its history, this time against Brazil (1−3) in the city of Rosario. The 0−5 was the first time that Argentina lost by a landslide in the history of World Cup qualifying until its defeat of 1 April 2009 against Bolivia in La Paz, with Diego Maradona as coach (6−1). Argentina's national team did not
2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup held. The Oceania Football Confederation nominated the Solomon Islands as their representative in the World Cup, based on their results over the past two years, which showed that they were by far the strongest team in the confederation. France qualified automatically as the hosts. These are the teams that qualified to the World Cup: Asian zone: African zone: European zone: North, Central American and Caribbean zone: Oceanian zone: South American zone: A stadium on the Plage du Prado in southern Marseille was used known as the "Stade du Prado" or the "Stadium of the Beach" in English. The stadium hosted