1978 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | New Zealand |
Dates | 11–16 November |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
The 1978 OFC U-20 Championship was a soccer tournament held in New Zealand. As in common with other biennial OFC U-20 Championships it also served as a qualification for an intercontinental play-off. In this case the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
[edit]The following teams entered the tournament:
Australia
Fiji
New Zealand (host)
Papua New Guinea
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 6 | Advance to Inter-continental qualification |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
It is unclear why Fiji finished second in this group, with a lesser goal difference than New Zealand.
Matches
[edit]11 November | Australia ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
Fiji ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | |
14 November | New Zealand ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | |
16 November | Fiji ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
1978 OFC U-20 Championship |
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![]() Australia First title |
Inter-continental qualification
[edit]Australia failed to qualify for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished last in an inter-continental qualification group with Paraguay and Israel. Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
7 February | Paraguay ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
9 February | Israel ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
11 February | Paraguay ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
14 February | Australia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
16 February | Paraguay ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
18 February | Paraguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |