1998 OFC Nations Cup
historyThe Oceania Nations Cup 1998 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. Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place also.
The results were:
Qualification
Melanesia Cup 1998
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Fiji and Vanuatu qualified.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF !width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA !width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|- align=center bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| New Zealand |6||2||2||0||0||9||1||+8 |- align=center bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| Tahiti |3||2||1||0||1||5||2||+3 |- align=center |align=left| Vanuatu |0||2||0||0||2||2||13||-11 |}
|score = 1-0
|report = »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Paama 13' (og)
|goals2 =
|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 900
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
}}
|score = 8-1
|report = »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Christie 1'
Coveny 11', 25', 39', 40'
Ryan 34', 65'
Bunce 65'
|goals2 = Roronamahava 45'
|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 500
Referee:
}}
|score = 5-1
|report = »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Quennet 9', 10', 74'
Zaveroni 54'
Amaru 75'
|goals2 = Rarai 82'
|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 400
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
}}
Results
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|- align=center bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| Australia |6||2||2||0||0||19||1||+18 |- align=center bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| Fiji |3||2||1||0||1||4||3||-1 |- align=center |align=left| Cook Islands |0||2||0||0||2||0||19||-19 |}
|score = 3-1
|report = »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Mori 2', 25', 44'
|goals2 = Masinisu 62'
|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 900
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)
}}
|score = 16-0
|report = »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Trimboli 1', 12', 63'
Mori 8', 15', 30', 34'
Maloney 17', 89'
Ceccoli 42'
Trajanovski 48', 68', 76' (pen), 88'
Chipperfield 66'
Halpin 80'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 600
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)
}}
|score = 3-0
|report = »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Dickinson 18' (og)
Kilalwaca 54'
Nasema 85'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)
}}
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|score = 1-0
|report = »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Hay 88'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)
}}
|score = 4-1
|report = »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Mori 1', 32', 81'
Veart 86'
|goals2 = Labaste 55'
|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
}}
|score = 4-2
|report = »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Masi 26', 31'
Lal 28'
Seruvatu 43'
|goals2 = Rousseau 81', 82'
|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
}}
|score = 1-0
|report = »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Burton 24'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)
}}