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.

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)
Top scorer(s) Damian Mori (10 goals)

Qualification

Melanesia Cup 1998
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:
(C) Champion; (H) Host.

Fiji and Vanuatu qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1998
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: [1]
(C) Champion; (H) Host.

Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.

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.)
Attendance: 900
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
New Zealand 8–1 Vanuatu
Christie  1'
Coveny  11', 25', 39', 40'
Ryan  34', 65'
Bunce  65'		 Roronamahava  45'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Tahiti 5–1 Vanuatu
Quennet  9', 10', 74'
Zaveroni  54'
Amaru  75'		 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) Host.
Australia 3–1 Fiji
Mori  2', 25', 44' 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'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)
Fiji 3–0 Cook Islands
Dickinson  18' (o.g.)
Kilalwaca  54'
Nasema  85'
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'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)
Australia 4–1 Tahiti
Mori  1', 32', 81'
Veart  86'		 Labaste  55'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

Third place match
Fiji 4–2 Tahiti
Masi  26', 31'
Lal  28'
Seruvatu  43'		 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'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)

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

References
  1. "Polynesia Cup 1998". WildStat.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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