2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup

  • Coupe d'Océanie des nations 2024
  • 2024 ओएफसी नेशंस कप
Tournament detailsHost countriesFiji
VanuatuDates15–30 JuneTeams7 (from 1 confederation)Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)Tournament statisticsMatches played3Goals scored9 (3 per match)Attendance7,200 (2,400 per match)Top scorer(s)Fiji Thomas Dunn
(2 goals)
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All statistics correct as of 16 June 2024.
International football competition

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

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

Broadcasting rights

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

2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup venues
Fiji Suva
HFC Bank Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
Vanuatu Port Vila
VFF Freshwater Stadium
Capacity: 6,500

Teams

Qualification

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

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA ranking
at start of event
 Vanuatu[A] Co-host 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[B] Automatic qualification 24 January 2024 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
  1. ^ From 1973 and 1980, Vanuatu competed as New Hebrides.
  2. ^ New Caledonia withdrew from the tournament on 5 June 2024 due to the social unrest in the country.[7]

Squads

Match officials

Referees
  • Fiji Veer Singh
  • New Zealand Calvin Berg
  • New Zealand Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh
  • Solomon Islands Ben Aukwai
  • Solomon Islands Shama Maemae
  • Papua New Guinea David Yareboinen

Format

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

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]

Pot 1
Team Rank
 New Zealand 1
 Papua New Guinea 2
Pot 2
Team Rank
 New Caledonia[a] 3
 Solomon Islands 4
 Tahiti 5
 Fiji 6
Pot 3
Team Rank
 Vanuatu 7
Qualifying winner 8
  1. ^ Withdrew after official draw.

Group stage

All times are local, UTC+11 (Group A) and UTC+12 (Group B).

Tiebreakers

Tie-breaking criteria for group play[11]
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
  1. Total points;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Head-to-head result between tied teams;
    1. Points in matches among the tied teams;
    2. Goal difference in matches among the tied teams;
    3. Goals scored in matches among the tied teams;
  5. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match):
    • One yellow card: −1 point;
    • Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  6. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vanuatu (H) 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Solomon Islands 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
4  New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on 15 June 2024. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
New Zealand Cancelled New Caledonia
Solomon Islands 0–1 Vanuatu
Report[12]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
New Zealand v Solomon Islands
Report[13]
Vanuatu Cancelled New Caledonia
New Caledonia Cancelled Solomon Islands
Vanuatu v New Zealand
Report[14]

Group B

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji (H) 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Tahiti 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
3  Samoa 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
4  Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 June 2024. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Tahiti 2–0 Samoa
Report[15]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea 1–5 Fiji
 Report[16]
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Papua New Guinea v Tahiti
Report[17]
Samoa v Fiji
Report[18]
Samoa v Papua New Guinea
Report[19]
Fiji v Tahiti
Report[20]

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 26 June – Port Vila
 
 
 Winner Group A
 
 30 June – Port Vila
 
 Runner-up Group B
 
 Winner Semi-final 1
 
 26 June – Port Vila
 
 Winner Semi-final 2
 
 Winner Group B
 
 
 Runner-up Group A
 
Third place play-off
 
 
 30 June – Port Vila
 
 
 Loser Semi-final 1
 
 
 Loser Semi-final 2


Semi-finals

Winner Group BvRunner-up Group A
Winner Group AvRunner-up Group B

Third place play-off

Loser SF1vLoser SF2

Final

Winner SF1vWinner SF2

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 9 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of 16 June 2024).

2 goals

  • Fiji Thomas Dunn

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

Awards

Best XI

Final ranking

Man of the match

Match Round Team 1 Résultat Team 2 Man of the match Ref
1 Group A Solomon Islands  0–1  Vanuatu Vanuatu Brian Kaltak [21]
3 Group B Tahiti  2–0  Samoa French Polynesia Teaonui Tehau [22]
2 Group B Papua New Guinea  1–5  Fiji Fiji Thomas Dunn [23]

References

  1. ^ "OFC Nations Cup 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "OFC competitions calendar confirmed for 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ "OFC Nations Cup 2020 host confirmed". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ "New host venue for OFC Men's Nations Cup Group B". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ "OFC SIGNS EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH FIFA+". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ "HOW TO WATCH: OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "La Fédération se résout à la "NON-PARTICIPATION" des cagous". New Caledonian Football Federation. 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Live: OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024 draw". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  11. ^ "OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Match - Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Match - New Zealand vs Solomon Islands". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Match - Vanuatu vs New Zealand". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Match - Tahiti vs Samoa". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Match - Papua New Guinea vs Fiji". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Match - Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Match - Samoa vs Fiji". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Match - Samoa vs Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Match - Fiji vs Tahiti". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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.

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