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

1998 Melanesia Cup
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Fiji (C) 4 10
2  Vanuatu (H) 4 7
3  Solomon Islands 4 7
4  Papua New Guinea 4 4
5  New Caledonia 4 0
Source:
(C) Champions;
(H) Hosts

1998 Polynesia Cup
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Tahiti (C) 4 12
2  Cook Islands (H) 4 7
3  Samoa 4 6
4  Tonga 4 4
5  American Samoa 4 0
Source: [2]
(C) Champions;
(H) Hosts

Qualifield teams

Team Qualified as
 Australia Automatically qualified
 New Zealand Automatically qualified
 Fiji 1998 Melanesia Cup winner
 Vanuatu 1998 Melanesia Cup runners-up
 Tahiti 1998 Polynesia Cup winner
 Cook Islands 1998 Polynesia Cup runners-up

Venues

Brisbane
Lang Park
Capacity: 52,500

Squads

See 1998 OFC Nations Cup squads.

Group stage

Group A

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:
New Zealand 1–0 Tahiti
Paama 13' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 900
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
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
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Group B

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:
(H) Hosts
Australia 3–1 Fiji
Mori 2', 25', 44' Report Masinisau 62'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)
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
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)
Fiji 3–0 Cook Islands
Dickinson 18' (o.g.)
Kilalwaca 54'
Nasema 85'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

 
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

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

Third place match

Fiji 4–2 Tahiti
Masi 26', 31'
Lal 28'
Seruvatu 43'		 Report Rousseau 81', 82'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Final

Main article: 1998 OFC Nations Cup Final
New Zealand 1–0 Australia
Burton 24' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)

Goalscorers

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

  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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