Group A of the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup took place from 15 to 21 June 2024. The group originally consisted of New Caledonia, defending champions New Zealand, Solomon Islands and hosts Vanuatu. [1] [2] However, New Caledonia withdrew from the tournament on 5 June due to the serious crisis in the country, leaving the group with three teams left. [3]
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 [nb 1] | April 2024 | ||||||||
| A1 |  New Zealand | 1 | Automatic | 24 January 2024 | 11th | 2016 | Winners (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016) | 104 | 104 |
| A3 |  Solomon Islands | 2 | Automatic | 24 January 2024 | 8th | 2016 | Runners-up (2004) | 132 | 132 |
| A4 |  Vanuatu (hosts) | 3 | Automatic | 1 December 2023 | 10th | 2016 | Fourth place (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008) | 170 | 172 |
Notes
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Vanuatu (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
| 4 |  New Caledonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
In the semi-finals:
All times are local, VUT (UTC+11). [1]
| New Zealand | Cancelled | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 0–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
      Solomon Islands |  Vanuatu |
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
    New Zealand | Solomon Islands |
| Vanuatu | Cancelled | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 0–4 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
    Vanuatu | New Zealand |
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: [7]
Only one of the above deductions will be applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Vanuatu | 1 | −1 | |||||||||||
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1 | −3 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 4 | –4 | |||||||||||
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