2008 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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The second OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2008 determined the Oceania Football Confederation's berth for the 2008 Beijing Olympic football tournament.

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First stage

Nine women's teams participated in the first stage, held as the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. from August 25 to September 7. [1] The winning team, Papua New Guinea, progressed to the second round to play New Zealand.

Participating teams

Second stage

The second stage was a play-off between New Zealand and the stage 1 winner. It was apparently planned as a two match play-off, [2] but was eventually played over just one game. [3]

New Zealand won the match 2–0 and progressed to the Beijing Olympics. [4]

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References

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