Tournament details | |
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Host country | Samoa |
Dates | 15–24 August |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (9th title) |
Runners-up | Fiji |
Third place | New Zealand |
Fourth place | Solomon Islands |
The OFC U-20 Championship 1998 was held in Apia, Samoa. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The following teams entered the tournament:
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 |
Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
Western Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 3 |
Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | –15 | 0 |
15 August | Australia | 2–0 | Fiji |
Western Samoa | 1–0 | Tonga | |
18 August | Australia | 8–0 | Tonga |
Fiji | 4–0 | Western Samoa | |
20 August | Western Samoa | 0–8 | Australia |
Tonga | 1–7 | Fiji |
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Solomon Islands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 7 |
New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 7 |
Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 3 |
American Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | –46 | 0 |
15 August | New Zealand | 8–0 | Vanuatu |
American Samoa | 0–23 | Solomon Islands | |
17 August | New Zealand | 8–0 | American Samoa |
Vanuatu | 0–1 | Solomon Islands | |
19 August | New Zealand | 0–0 | Solomon Islands |
American Samoa | 0–15 | Vanuatu |
Australia | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | New Zealand |
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Solomon Islands | 1–2 | Fiji |
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Australia | 2–0 | Fiji |
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Simon Colosimo 39', 78' |
1998 OFC U-20 Championship |
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Australia Ninth title |
The tournament winner qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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