Tournament details | |
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Dates | 16 September 1996 – 29 November 1997 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 85 (3.86 per match) |
Attendance | 99,533 (4,524 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Noel Berry (7 goals) |
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OFC Qualifiers |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification .
A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
There would be three rounds of play:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Second round | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Play-off | — | — | 1–1 | |
3 | Vanuatu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Daniel 15' | Report | Rukumana 71' |
Solomon Islands | 1–1 | Vanuatu |
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Berry 16' | Report | Naukoot 37' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Tonga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Play-off | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Western Samoa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | Cook Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — |
Tonga | 2–0 | Cook Islands |
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Moleni 20', 67' | Report |
Western Samoa | 2–1 | Cook Islands |
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Tapunuu 10' Palusami 20' | Report | Stenter 68' |
Tonga | 1–0 | Western Samoa |
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Vane 29' | Report |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tonga | 0–13 | Solomon Islands | 0–4 | 0–9 |
Solomon Islands | 9–0 | Tonga |
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Berry 3', 41', 57' Rukumana 12' Wabo 37' Seni 61', 63', 74' Kiriau 66' | Report |
Solomon Islands won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 12 | Final round | — | 13–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 4 | 2–6 | — | 4–1 | ||
3 | Tahiti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Australia | 13–0 | Solomon Islands |
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Mori 2', 15', 36', 65', 80' Aloisi 33', 53', 81', 86', 87' Foster 68' Tapai 78' Bosnich 88' (pen.) | Report |
Solomon Islands | 2–6 | Australia |
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Peli 59' Suri 65' | Report | Slater 15' Arnold 17' Kaierea 38' (o.g.) Tapai 47', 51' Vidmar 75' (pen.) |
Tahiti | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Rousseau 38' | Report | Kwaomae 43' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Final round | — | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
2 | Fiji | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Papua New Guinea | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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Niakuam 80' | Report |
Fiji | 0–1 | New Zealand |
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Report | Jackson 80' (pen.) |
New Zealand | 7–0 | Papua New Guinea |
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Coveny 10', 13', 67' Rufer 22', 31' Elliott 40' Stevens 80' | Report |
New Zealand | 5–0 | Fiji |
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Rufer 17', 77' Coveny 63' Viljoen 80' van Steeden 85' | Report |
Papua New Guinea | 0–1 | Fiji |
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(report) | Driu 1' |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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New Zealand | 0–5 | Australia | 0–3 | 0–2 |
New Zealand | Australia |
Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand |
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Zelić 6' Arnold 54' | Report |
Australia | New Zealand |
Australia won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the AFC–OFC inter-confederation play-off.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Iran | 3–3 (a) | Australia | 1–1 | 2–2 |
There were 85 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match.
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