1998 OFC Nations Cup

1998 OFC Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country Australia
Dates 25 September – 4 October
Teams 6 (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 played 10
Goals scored 52 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Australia Damian Mori (10 goals)

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.

Qualification

Melanesia Cup 1998

Team P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Fiji43108210
2 Vanuatu4211867
3 Solomon Islands4211877
4 Papua New Guinea4112364
5 New Caledonia40044100

Fiji and Vanuatu qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1998

Team P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Tahiti440027112
2 Cook Islands42118117
3 Samoa4202876
4 Tonga4112594
5 American Samoa40043230

Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 New Zealand220091+86
2 Tahiti210152+33
3 Vanuatu2002213-110
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

Tahiti  5–1  Vanuatu
Quennet  9', 10', 74'
Zaveroni  54'
Amaru  75'
Rarai  82'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Australia2200191+186
2 Fiji210143+13
3 Cook Islands2002019–190
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

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
  • French Polynesia Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand)
  • Cook Islands Heath Dickinson (playing against Fiji)

Coordinates: 27°27′53″S 153°0′34″E / 27.46472°S 153.00944°E / -27.46472; 153.00944 (Suncorp Stadium)

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