The 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup. The match was the tenth final of the OFC Nations Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of Oceania Football Confederation to decide the champions of Oceania. The match was held at the VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on 30 June 2024 and be contested by the winners of the semi-finals.[1]
 The VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 30 June 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) | ||||||
| Referee | Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 10,000 | ||||||
Venue
editThe final was held at the VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu. In December 2023, OFC announced the 2024 tournament would be held in Vanuatu.[2] The VFF Freshwater Stadium was chosen as the final venue of the tournament along with the Group B matches, and the semi-finals.[1][2]
The VFF Freshwater Stadium opened in 2022 thanks to financing by FIFA. The stadium was owned by the Vanuatu Football Federation. The Vanuatu national team also occasionally played its home matches at the stadium. The VFF Freshwater Stadium had also hosted other significant matches, including several matches in the 2023 OFC Champions League, which included the final between Auckland City and Suva.[3][4]
Route to the final
edit| New Zealand | Round | Vanuatu | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
 New Caledonia
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Cancelled | Match 1 |  Solomon Islands
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1–0 |
| Solomon Islands
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3–0 | Match 2 | New Caledonia
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Cancelled |
 Vanuatu
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4–0 | Match 3 |  New Zealand
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0–4 |
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
 Tahiti
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5–0 | Semi-finals |  Fiji
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2–1 |
Match
editDetails
edit| New Zealand | 3–0 | Vanuatu |
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    Vanuatu
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Man of the Match:
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Match rules[7]
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Notes
edit- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "NEW CALEDONIA WITHDRAW FROM OFC MEN'S NATIONS CUP 2024". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b "OFC competitions calendar confirmed for 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Auckland City – Suva". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Auckland City claim record extending 11th OFC Champions League title in extra time nail-biter". Oceaniafootball. 27 May 2023.
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND CLAIM SIXTH OFC MEN'S NATIONS CUP TITLE IN HARD-FOUGHT FINAL". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand v Vanuatu". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup final at Soccerway