2016 OFC Nations Cup Group B

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Group B of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup took place from 28 May to 4 June 2016. The group consisted of Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. [1]

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Teams

Draw positionTeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
July 2015 [nb 1] May 2016
B1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Automatic29 March 201410th 2012 Winners (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008)136161
B2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Automatic29 March 20147th 2012 Runners-up (2004)191192
B3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Automatic29 March 20148th 2012 Third place (1998, 2008)199183
B4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Automatic29 March 20149th 2012 Fourth place (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008)197181

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of July 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330091+89Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage
and World Cup qualifying third round
2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 310212−13
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 310246−23Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round
4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 310238−53
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

In the semi-finals:

Matches

New Zealand vs Fiji

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 378 [2]
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
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New Zealand [3]
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Fiji [3]

Assistant referees: [4]
Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
Noah Kusunan (Papua New Guinea)
Fourth official:
Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)

Vanuatu vs Solomon Islands

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg0–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,611 [5]
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
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Vanuatu [6]
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Solomon Islands [6]

Assistant referees: [5]
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Fourth official:
Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Vanuatu vs New Zealand

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg0–5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 520 [7]
Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
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Vanuatu [8]
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New Zealand [8]

Assistant referees: [7]
Norman Bafinu Sali (Papua New Guinea)
John Pareanga (Cook Islands)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Solomon Islands vs Fiji

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg0–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 798 [9]
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)
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Solomon Islands [10]
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Fiji [10]

Assistant referees: [9]
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Fiji vs Vanuatu

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–3Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 851 [11]
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)
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Fiji [12]
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Vanuatu [12]

Assistant referees: [13]
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
John Pareanga (Cook Islands)
Fourth official:
Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

New Zealand vs Solomon Islands

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,925 [14]
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
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New Zealand [15]
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Solomon Islands [15]

Assistant referees: [16]
Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)

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