2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup qualification
Continental football qualifying tournament
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The 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup qualifying round served as qualification for the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup. This tournament marked the first time since 2002 that qualification for the OFC Nations Cup was not held in conjunction with the FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for OFC. Tonga was confirmed as qualification hosts on 1 December 2023.[1] The tournament took place from 20 to 26 March 2024.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vanuatu[B] | Co-hosts | 1 December 2023 | 9 (1973, 1980, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
 Fiji | 24 January 2024 | 8 (1973, 1980, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
 New Caledonia | Automatic qualification | ||
 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 tournament winners | 23 March 2024 | 2 (2012, 2016) |
Format
Three teams played a single round-robin tournament held in Tonga. All matches were held at the Teufaiva Sport Stadium in Nuku'alofa. The winner qualified for the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup, to join the other seven teams which received byes into the group stage.
Entrants
Three teams entered qualification. This edition marked the first time since the 1996 edition that American Samoa did not enter the tournament.[3] Numbers in brackets refer to each team's ranking in the December 2023 FIFA World Rankings.[4]
| Entered qualification | Did not enter qualification | Ineligible as associate member |
|---|---|---|
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Matchday | Date |
|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 20 March 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | 23 March 2024 |
| Matchday 3 | 26 March 2024 |
Venue
Qualifying tournament venues being played in Tonga in one host city in Nuku'alofa.
 Tonga |
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| Nuku'alofa |
| Teufaiva Sport Stadium |
| Capacity: 10,000 |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | — | |
| 2 | Cook Islands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Tonga (H) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 1–4 | — | — |
Matches
Goalscorers
There were 7 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
2 goals
Nathan Viliamu
1 goal
Taylor Saghabi- Ethan Stowers
- Va'a Taualai
- Dilo Tumua
Kulisitofa Kite
Source: OFC[5]