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1998 OFC Nations Cup

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]

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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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.) [1]
Attendance: 900
New Zealand  8–1  Vanuatu
Christie   1'
Coveny   11', 25', 39', 40'
Ryan   34', 65'
Bunce   65'		 [2] Roronamahava   45'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Tahiti  5–1  Vanuatu
Quennet   9', 10', 74'
Zaveroni   54'
Amaru   75'		 [3] 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' [4] 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'		 [5]
Attendance: 600
Fiji  3–0  Cook Islands
Dickinson   18' (o.g.)
Kilalwaca   54'
Nasema   85'		 [6]
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' [7]
Attendance: 1,200
Australia  4–1  Tahiti
Mori   1', 32', 81'
Veart   86'		 [8] 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'		 [9] 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' [10]
Attendance: 12,000

Goalscorers

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10 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  •   Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand)
  •   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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