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)

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

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) Champions; (H) Hosts

Fiji and Vanuatu qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1998

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) Champions; (H) Hosts

Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.

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.)
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) Hosts
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)

References

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

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