1998 OFC Nations Cup
International football competition
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The 1998 OFC Nations Cup 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, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place.[1]
Host countryAustralia
Dates25 September – 4 October
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 25 September – 4 October |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Fourth place |  Tahiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 52 (5.2 per match) |
| Attendance | 20,200 (2,020 per match) |
| Top scorer | Damian Mori (10 goals) |
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Qualification
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Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as |
|---|---|
| Australia | Automatically qualified |
| New Zealand | Automatically qualified |
| Fiji | 1998 Melanesia Cup winner |
 Vanuatu | 1998 Melanesia Cup runners-up |
| Tahiti | 1998 Polynesia Cup winner |
 Cook Islands | 1998 Polynesia Cup runners-up |
Venues
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Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tahiti |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
Paama  13' (o.g.) |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
| Australia | 16–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
Trimboli  1', 12', 63' Mori 8', 15', 30', 34' Maloney 17', 89' Ceccoli 42' Trajanovski 48', 68', 76' (pen.), 88' Chipperfield 66' Halpin 80' |
Report |
| Fiji | 3–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Dickinson 18' (o.g.) Kilalwaca 54' Nasema 85' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Goalscorers
- 10 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Paul Trimboli
Esala Masi
Gerald Quennet
- 2 goals
- Brad Maloney
Rupert Ryan- Jean-Loup Rousseau
- 1 goal
- Alvin Ceccoli
- Carl Veart
- Scott Chipperfield
- Troy Halpin
- Kameli Kilalwaca
- Shailend Lal
- Ulaisi Seruvatu
- Valerio Nasema
- Che Bunce
- Danny Hay
- Mark Burton
- Tinol Christie
- Harold Amaru
- Hiro Labaste
- Teva Zaveroni
Edwin Rarai- Peter Roronamahava
- Own goal
- Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand)
Heath Dickinson (playing against Fiji)