1998 OFC Nations Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Australia |
Dates | 25 September – 4 October |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 52 (5.2 per match) |
Attendance | 20,200 (2,020 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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
[edit]Melanesia Cup 1998
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
Polynesia Cup 1998
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 12 | Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.
Venues
[edit]Brisbane |
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Lang Park |
Capacity: 52,500 |
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Squads
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
New Zealand ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Paama ![]() | Report |
New Zealand ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() |
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Christie ![]() Coveny ![]() Ryan ![]() Bunce ![]() | Report | Roronamahava ![]() |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Australia ![]() | 16–0 | ![]() |
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Trimboli ![]() Mori ![]() Maloney ![]() Ceccoli ![]() Trajanovski ![]() Chipperfield ![]() Halpin ![]() | Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
2 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
4 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
2 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
4 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 2 |
Semifinals
[edit]New Zealand ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hay ![]() | Report |
Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]New Zealand ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Burton ![]() | Report |
Goalscorers
[edit]- 10 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Paul Trimboli
Esala Masi
Gerald Quennet
- 2 goals
Brad Maloney
Rupert Ryan
Jean-Loup Rousseau
- 1 goal
Alvin Ceccoli
Carl Veart
Scott Chipperfield
Troy Halpin
Kameli Kilalwaca
Shailend Lal
Ulaisi Seruvatu
Valerio Nasema
Che Bunce
Danny Hay
Mark Burton
Tinol Christie
Harold Amaru
Hiro Labaste
Teva Zaveroni
Edwin Rarai
Peter Roronamahava
- Own goal
References
[edit]- ^ "From the vault: The OFC Nations Cup 1998". Oceania Football. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Polynesia Cup 1998". WildStat.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- Oceania Football
- RSSSF. Retrieved 21 February 2010.