2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup began on 26 June 2024 with the semi-finals and ended on 30 June 2024 with the final at VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu. [1]

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All times listed are VUT (UTC+11)

Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. [2]

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the two groups qualified for the knockout stage. [2]

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
B Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
27 June – Port Vila
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5
 
30 June – Port Vila
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 0
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3
 
27 June – Port Vila
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1
 
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
30 June – Port Vila
 
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 2
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1

Semi-finals

New Zealand vs Tahiti

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg5–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Report
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 2,000 [3]
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
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Tahiti
GK1 Max Crocombe
RB2 Tim Payne Sub off.svg 25'
CB5 Finn Surman
CB4 Tyler Bindon Yellow card.svg 38'Sub off.svg 46'
LB13 Liberato Cacace (c)
DM6 Cameron Howieson Sub off.svg 67'
CM11 Elijah Just
CM8 Alex Rufer
RW9 Ben Waine Sub off.svg 67'
CF7 Kosta Barbarouses
LW14 Ben Old Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutions:
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DF16 Sam Sutton Sub on.svg 46'
FW17 Alex Greive Sub on.svg 67'
FW21 Max Mata Sub on.svg 67'
FW25 Jesse Randall Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Darren Bazeley
GK16 Teave Teamotuaitau
RB20 Taumihau Tiatia Sub off.svg 56'
CB7 Kevin Barbe
CB15 Pothin Poma
LB17 Teva Lossec Yellow card.svg 20'
CM6 Terai Bremond Sub off.svg 79'
CM21 Matéo Degrumelle
CM9 Tauhiti Keck
RW10 Teaonui Tehau (c)
LW11 Manuarii Shan Sub off.svg 66'
CF18 Shawn Tinirauarii Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
DF19 Ariiura Labaste Sub on.svg 46'
MF5 Ranui Aroita Sub on.svg 56'
MF13 Franck Papaura Sub on.svg 66'
DF12 Mauri Heitaa Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Samuel Garcia

Man of the Match:
Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) [4]

Assistant referees: [5]
Malaetala Salanoa (Samoa)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Fifth official:
Avinesh Narayab (Fiji)

Fiji vs Vanuatu

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg1–2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
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Fiji
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Vanuatu

Third place play-off

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg2–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
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Tahiti
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Fiji

Final

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report

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