1998 OFC U-20 Championship

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1998 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySamoa
Dates15–24 August
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (9th title)
Runners-upFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Third placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Fourth placeFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
1997
2001

The OFC U-20 Championship 1998 was held in Apia, Samoa. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Contents

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3300180+189
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3201113+86
Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa 3102112–113
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 3003116–150


15 August Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Western Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
18 August Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg4–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa
20 August Western Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg1–7Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

Group B

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 3210240+247
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3210160+167
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 3102159+63
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 3003046–460


15 August New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg8–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg0–23Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
17 August New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg8–0Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg0–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
19 August New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg0–15Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu

Semifinals

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–2
(a.e.t.)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg1–2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

Third place match

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands

Final

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Simon Colosimo Soccerball shade.svg39', 78'
 1998 OFC U-20 Championship 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Ninth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The tournament winner qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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