2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Fiji Vanuatu |
| Dates | 15–30 June |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 24 (4 per match) |
| Attendance | 12,000 (2,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Thomas Dunn Roy Krishna(3 goals each) |
The 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup is the 11th edition of the OFC Men's Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The defending champions are New Zealand from the 2016 edition. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The final tournament is being held in Vanuatu and Fiji from 15 to 30 June 2024.[2]
Host selection[edit]
Although New Zealand was selected as host for the final tournament in 2020 before it was eventually cancelled, in December 2023 it was announced that the 2024 edition of the tournament would be held in Vanuatu.[2][3]
In May 2024, following uncertainty around flight schedules, matches due to be played at the Luganville Soccer Stadium in Luganville, Vanuatu were moved to the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji and the VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu.[4]
Marketing[edit]
Broadcasting rights[edit]
On 28 February 2024, Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) announced that all OFC competitions in the 2024–2025 season, including the 2024 OFC Nations Cup, would be streamed by FIFA+.[5][6]
Venues[edit]
| Suva
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| HFC Bank Stadium |
| Capacity: 4,300 |
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 Port Vila
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| VFF Freshwater Stadium |
| Capacity: 6,500 |
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Teams[edit]
Qualification[edit]
The 4 lowest ranked teams originally entered for qualification were played in a single group tournament, as in previous editions in 2012 and 2016. Tuvalu and Kiribati were not full members of the OFC and were therefore excluded from participation. American Samoa does not register before qualifying.
In the qualifying tournament, the three lowest-ranked teams in the last edition of the tournament in 2016 (because American Samoa did not register), competed in a Round robin format in a single round, which was held in a single venue in Tonga, where the winner qualified for the final tournament.[2]
On 5 June 2024, New Caledonia announced their withdrawal from the tournament due to the serious crisis in the country.[7]
Qualified teams[edit]
| Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA ranking at start of event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu[A] |
Co-hosts | 1 December 2023 | 10th | 2016 | Fourth place (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008) | 172 |
| Fiji |
24 January 2024 | 9th | 2016 | Third place (1998, 2008) | 168 | |
 New Caledonia |
Automatic qualification | 7th | 2016 | Runners-up (2008, 2012) | 158 | |
 New Zealand |
24 January 2024 | 11th | 2016 | Champions (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016) | 104 | |
 Papua New Guinea |
24 January 2024 | 5th | 2016 | Runners-up (2016) | 166 | |
 Solomon Islands |
24 January 2024 | 8th | 2016 | Runners-up (2004) | 132 | |
 Tahiti |
24 January 2024 | 10th | 2016 | Champions (2012) | 162 | |
 Samoa |
Qualifying winner | 23 March 2024 | 3rd | 2016 | Group stage (2012, 2016) | 181 |
- ^ From 1973 and 1980, Vanuatu competed as New Hebrides.
- ^ New Caledonia withdrew from the tournament on 5 June 2024 due to the social unrest in the country.[7]
Squads[edit]
Match officials[edit]
- Referees
- Assistant referees
Format[edit]
The tournament is expected to follow the previous system of a preliminary round followed by an eight-team group stage advancing to semi-finals.[8]
Draw[edit]
The draw was held on 24 January 2024 at OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand. The teams were divided into two groups of four each, with the three initial pots determined based on the final ranking of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, listed below.[9][10]
| Team | Rank |
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| New Zealand
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1 |
| Papua New Guinea
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2 |
| Team | Rank |
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| New Caledonia[a]
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3 |
| Solomon Islands
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4 |
| Tahiti
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5 |
| Fiji
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6 |
| Team | Rank |
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| Vanuatu
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7 |
 Qualifying winner
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8 |
- ^ Withdrew after official draw.
Group stage[edit]
All times are local, UTC+11 (Group A) and UTC+12 (Group B).
Tiebreakers[edit]
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play[11] |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage will be determined as follows:
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Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand (A)
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Vanuatu (H, A)
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands (E)
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
| 4 | New Caledonia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
| New Zealand | Cancelled | New Caledonia |
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| New Zealand | 3–0 | Solomon Islands |
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Report |
| Vanuatu | Cancelled | New Caledonia |
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Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Fiji (H, A)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Tahiti
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Samoa (E)
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
| Papua New Guinea | 1–5 | Fiji |
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Report |
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| Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | Tahiti |
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Paul  25' |
Report | Degrumelle 15' |
Knockout stage[edit]
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.[11]
Bracket[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 June – Port Vila | ||||||
| Winner Group A | ||||||
| 30 June – Port Vila | ||||||
| Runner-up Group B | ||||||
| Winner Match 10 | ||||||
| 26 June – Port Vila | ||||||
| Winner Match 11 | ||||||
| Winner Group B | ||||||
| Runner-up Group A | ||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 30 June – Port Vila | ||||||
| Loser Match 10 | ||||||
| Loser Match 11 | ||||||
Semi-finals[edit]
Third place play-off[edit]
Final[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
There have been 24 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match (as of 19 June 2024).
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Alwin Komolong (against Fiji)
Awards[edit]
Man of the match[edit]
| Match | Round | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Man of the match | Ref |
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| 1 | Group A | Solomon Islands
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0–1 | Vanuatu
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Brian Kaltak
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[12] |
| 3 | Group B | Tahiti
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2–0 | Samoa
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Teaonui Tehau
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[13] |
| 2 | Group B | Papua New Guinea
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1–5 | Fiji
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Thomas Dunn
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[14] |
| 4 | Group A | New Zealand
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3–0 | Solomon Islands
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Alex Rufer
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[15] |
| 5 | Group B | Papua New Guinea
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1–1 | Tahiti
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Ati Kepo
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[16] |
| 6 | Group B | Samoa
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1–9 | Fiji
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Setareki Hughes
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[16] |
References[edit]
- ^ "OFC Nations Cup 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "OFC competitions calendar confirmed for 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "OFC Nations Cup 2020 host confirmed". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "New host venue for OFC Men's Nations Cup Group B". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "OFC SIGNS EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH FIFA+". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "HOW TO WATCH: OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b "La Fédération se résout à la "NON-PARTICIPATION" des cagous". New Caledonian Football Federation. 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Sweet 2016: A year of turnaround for Papua New Guinea men's football team". FIFA. 14 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Draws finalised for OFC Men's Nations Cup and qualifying tournament". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Live: OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024 draw". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b "OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Congratulations to Vanuatu captain Brian Kaltak on winning Player of the Match in today's opening fixture at the OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Congratulations to Tahiti's Teaonui Tehau and Fiji's Thomas Dunn on winning Player of the Match in today's Group B action in Suva!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Congratulations to Tahiti's Teaonui Tehau and Fiji's Thomas Dunn on winning Player of the Match in today's Group B action in Suva!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Alex Rufer is today's Player of the Match for his performance in New Zealand's 3-0 victory over Solomon Islands". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ a b "Congratulations to Papua New Guinea's Ati Kepo and Fiji's Setareki Hughes on winning Player of the Match in today's Group B action in Suva". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-19.