2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup Group A

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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]

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Teams

Draw positionTeamPotMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
December 2023 [nb 1] April 2024
A1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1Automatic24 January 202411th 2016 Winners (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016)104104
A2New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia [nb 2] 2Automatic24 January 20247th 2016 Runners-up (2008, 2012)159158
A3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 2Automatic24 January 20248th 2016 Runners-up (2004)132132
A4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (hosts)3Automatic1 December 202310th 2016 Fourth place (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008)170172

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of December 2023 were used at the time of the draw, although were not taken into account.
  2. ↑ New Caledonia withdrew from the tournament on 5 June 2024 due to the social unrest in the country. [4]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 220070+76Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (H)210114−33
3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 200204−40
4New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 00000000Withdrew
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the knockout stage:

Matches

All times are local, VUT (UTC+11). [1]

New Zealand v New Caledonia

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgCancelledNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila

Solomon Islands v Vanuatu

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg0–1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report
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VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 5,000 [5]
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
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Solomon Islands
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Vanuatu

New Zealand v Solomon Islands

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
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VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 3,000 [6]
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
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New Zealand
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Solomon Islands

Vanuatu v New Caledonia

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svgCancelledNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila

New Caledonia v Solomon Islands

New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svgCancelledFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila

Vanuatu v New Zealand

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg0–4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
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VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 7,200 [7]
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
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Vanuatu
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Discipline

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: [8]

Only one of the above deductions will be applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
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Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1−1
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 21−3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4–4

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References

  1. 1 2 "Draws finalised for OFC Men's Nations Cup and qualifying tournament". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Live: OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024 draw". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "La Fédération se résout à la "NON-PARTICIPATION" des cagous". New Caledonian Football Federation. 5 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "La Fédération se résout à la "NON-PARTICIPATION" des cagous". New Caledonian Football Federation. 5 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Match Report of Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu - 2024-06-15 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Match Report of New Zealand vs Solomon Islands - 2024-06-18 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Match Report of Vanuatu vs New Zealand - 2024-06-21 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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