2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2024 OFC Nations Cup is scheduled to take place from 15 to 21 June 2014. The group consists of New Caledonia, defending champions New Zealand, Solomon Islands and hosts Vanuatu. [1] [2]

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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 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.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000000Advance to Semi-finals
2New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 00000000
3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 00000000
4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (H)00000000
First match(es) will be played: 15 June 2024. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals:

Matches

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

New Zealand v New Caledonia

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report [3]
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila

Solomon Islands v Vanuatu

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svgvFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report [4]
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila

New Zealand v Solomon Islands

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report [5]
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila

Vanuatu v New Caledonia

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svgvNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report [6]
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila

New Caledonia v Solomon Islands

New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svgvFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report [7]
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila

Vanuatu v New Zealand

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svgvFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report [8]
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila

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:

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

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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. ↑ "Match - New Zealand vs New Caledonia". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Match - Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Match - New Zealand vs Solomon Islands". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Match - Vanuatu vs New Caledonia". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Match - New Caledonia vs Solomon Islands". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Match - Vanuatu vs New Zealand". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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