1998 OFC Nations Cup

1998 OFC Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates25 September – 4 October
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (2nd title)
Runners-up Australia
Third place Fiji
Fourth place Tahiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored52 (5.2 per match)
Attendance20,200 (2,020 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Damian Mori (10 goals)
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The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1–0 in the final, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place.[1]

Qualification

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Melanesia Cup 1998

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Main article: 1998 Melanesia Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji (C) 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10 Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup
2  Vanuatu (H) 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7
3  Solomon Islands 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7
4  Papua New Guinea 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
5  New Caledonia 4 0 0 4 4 10 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Fiji and Vanuatu qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1998

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Main article: 1998 Polynesia Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti (C) 4 4 0 0 27 1 +26 12 Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup
2  Cook Islands (H) 4 2 1 1 8 11 −3 7
3  Samoa 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 6
4  Tonga 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 4
5  American Samoa 4 0 0 4 3 23 −20 0
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.

Venues

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Brisbane
Lang Park
Capacity: 52,500

Squads

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See 1998 OFC Nations Cup squads.

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tahiti 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3  Vanuatu 2 0 0 2 2 13 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
New Zealand 1–0 Tahiti
Paama 13' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 900
New Zealand 8–1 Vanuatu
Christie 1'
Coveny 11', 25', 39', 40'
Ryan 34', 65'
Bunce 65'		 Report Roronamahava 45'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Tahiti 5–1 Vanuatu
Quennet 9', 10', 74'
Zaveroni 54'
Amaru 75'		 Report Rarai 82'
Attendance: 400

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 2 2 0 0 19 1 +18 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Fiji 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Cook Islands 2 0 0 2 0 19 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Australia 3–1 Fiji
Mori 2', 25', 44' Report Masinisau 62'
Attendance: 900
Australia 16–0 Cook Islands
Trimboli 1', 12', 63'
Mori 8', 15', 30', 34'
Maloney 17', 89'
Ceccoli 42'
Trajanovski 48', 68', 76' (pen.), 88'
Chipperfield 66'
Halpin 80'		 Report
Attendance: 600
Fiji 3–0 Cook Islands
Dickinson 18' (o.g.)
Kilalwaca 54'
Nasema 85'		 Report
Attendance: 500

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 2 October 1998 – Brisbane
 
 
  New Zealand 1
 
 4 October 1998 – Brisbane
 
  Fiji 0
 
  New Zealand 1
 
 2 October 1998 – Brisbane
 
  Australia 0
 
  Australia 4
 
 
  Tahiti 1
 
Third place
 
 
 4 October 1998 – Brisbane
 
 
  Fiji 4
 
 
  Tahiti 2

Semifinals

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New Zealand 1–0 Fiji
Hay 88' Report
Attendance: 1,200
Australia 4–1 Tahiti
Mori 1', 32', 81'
Veart 86'		 Report Labaste 55'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

Third place match

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Fiji 4–2 Tahiti
Masi 26', 31'
Lal 28'
Seruvatu 43'		 Report Rousseau 81', 82'
Attendance: 2,000

Final

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Main article: 1998 OFC Nations Cup Final
New Zealand 1–0 Australia
Burton 24' Report
Attendance: 12,000

Goalscorers

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10 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • French Polynesia Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand)
  • Cook Islands Heath Dickinson (playing against Fiji)

References

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  1. ^ "From the vault: The OFC Nations Cup 1998". Oceania Football. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Polynesia Cup 1998". WildStat.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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