2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup qualification
The 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup qualifying round served as qualification for the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup. This tournament marks the first time since 2002 that qualification for the OFC Nations Cup has not been held in conjunction with the FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for OFC.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tonga |
| Dates | 20–26 March |
| Teams | 3 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 7 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,300 (433 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Nathan Viliamu(2 goals) |
Tonga was confirmed as qualification hosts on 1 December 2023.[1] The tournament took place from 20 to 26 March 2024.
Format edit
Three teams played a single round-robin tournament held in Tonga. All matches were held at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku'alofa. The winner qualifies for the 2024 OFC Nations Cup, to join the other seven teams which received byes into the group stage.
Entrants edit
Three teams entered qualification. This edition marks the first time since the 1996 edition that American Samoa will not enter the tournament.[2] Numbers in brackets refer to each team's ranking in the December 2023 FIFA World Rankings.[3]
| Entering qualification | Did not enter qualification | Ineligible as associate member |
|---|---|---|
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Schedule edit
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Matchday | Date |
|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 20 March 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | 23 March 2024 |
| Matchday 3 | 26 March 2024 |
Venue edit
2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup qualification (Tonga) |
Nuku'alofa |
|---|---|
| Teufaiva Sport Stadium | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | |
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Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | — | |
| 2 | Cook Islands
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Tonga (H)
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 1–4 | — | — |
Matches edit
| Samoa | 1–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
Taualai  88' |
Report[6] |
| Cook Islands | 1–0 | Tonga |
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Report[7] |
Qualified teams edit
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vanuatu[B] |
Host | 1 December 2023 | 9 (1973, 1980, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
 Fiji |
Automatic qualification | 24 January 2024 | 8 (1973, 1980, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
 New Caledonia |
24 January 2024 | 6 (1973, 1980, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
 New Zealand |
24 January 2024 | 10 (1973, 1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
 Papua New Guinea |
24 January 2024 | 4 (1980, 2002, 2012, 2016) | |
 Solomon Islands |
24 January 2024 | 7 (1980, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016) | |
 Tahiti |
24 January 2024 | 9 (1973, 1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016) | |
| Samoa |
Qualifying winner | 23 March 2024 | 2 (2012, 2016) |
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- ^ From 1973 and 1980, Vanuatu competed as New Hebrides.
Goalscorers edit
There were 7 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
Source: OFC[4]
References edit
- ^ "OFC Competitions Calender Confirmed for 2024". Oceania Football. December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Draws Finalised for OFC Men's Nations Cup and Qualifying Tournament". Oceania Football. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b "OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024 - Qualifying". Oceania Football. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Match - Tonga vs Samoa". Oceania Football. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Match - Samoa vs Cook Islands". Oceania Football. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Match - Cook Islands vs Tonga". Oceania Football. Retrieved 20 March 2024.