2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup Group B

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Group B of the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup took take place from 16 to 22 June 2024. The group consisted of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti and the qualifying winner. [1] [2]

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Originally due to take place at the Luganville Soccer Stadium in Luganville, Vanuatu, all six group matches were moved to the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji over uncertainty around flight schedules. [3]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
December 2023 [nb 1] April 2024
B1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1Automatic24 January 20245th 2016 Runners-up (2016)165166
B2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2Automatic24 January 20249th 2016 Third place (1998, 2008)168168
B3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 2Automatic24 January 202410th 2016 Winners (2012)163162
B4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3 Qualifying winner23 March 20243rd 2016 Group Stage (2012, 2016)186181

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 Fiji.svg  Fiji (H)3300152+139Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 311132+14
3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 311147−34
4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3003213−110
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the knockout stage:

Matches

All times are local, UTC+12. [1]

Tahiti v Samoa

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg2–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
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HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500 [4]
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
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Samoa

Papua New Guinea v Fiji

Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg1–5Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
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HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,700 [5]
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
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Fiji

Papua New Guinea v Tahiti

Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg1–1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
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HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500 [6]
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
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Tahiti

Samoa v Fiji

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–9Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,300 [7]
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
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Fiji

Samoa v Papua New Guinea

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500 [8]
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
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Fiji v Tahiti

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg1–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,500 [9]
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
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Fiji
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Tahiti

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: [10]

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 Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 22−4
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 112−4
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 131−5
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 3111−9

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Draws finalised for OFC Men's Nations Cup and qualifying tournament". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Live: OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024 draw". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "New host venue for OFC Men's Nations Cup Group B". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Match Report of Tahiti vs Samoa - 2024-06-16 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Match Report of Papua New Guinea vs Fiji - 2024-06-16 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Match Report of Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti - 2024-06-19 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Match Report of Samoa vs Fiji - 2024-06-19 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Match Report of Samoa vs Papua New Guinea - 2024-06-22 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Match Report of Fiji vs Tahiti - 2024-06-22 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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