2008 OFC Nations Cup

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2008 OFC Nations Cup
Tournament details
Dates17 October 2007 – 19 November 2008
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of France.svg  New Caledonia
Third placeFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Fourth placeFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored39 (3.25 per match)
Attendance44,989 (3,749 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane Smeltz
(8 goals)
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The 2008 OFC Nations Cup was the eighth edition of the OFC Nations Cup and the first under a new format. It took place as a series of as a home-and-away round-robin tournament on FIFA match dates in 2007 and 2008. Doubling as the qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the tournament was substantially different from earlier editions: 2004 champions Australia did not compete after leaving the Oceania Football Confederation for the Asian Football Confederation and for the first time since the 1996 OFC Nations Cup, no fixed venue was used. Unlike the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, which had featured six teams from the Oceania Football Confederation, the 2008 tournament had just four.

Contents

The cup was won by New Zealand, who as a result qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa and the World Cup qualifying play-off with the Asian 5th-placed team, Bahrain, in which New Zealand were successful.

Participating teams

The four qualified teams for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup were:

Squads

See 2008 OFC Nations Cup squads

Final tournament

Ranking

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Fiji.svg Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6501145+915Advance to AFC–OFC play-off — 3–0 0–2 4–1
Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia 62221210+28 1–3 — 4–0 3–0
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 6213811−37 0–2 3–3 — 2–0
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 6114513−84 1–2 1–1 2–1 —
Source: [1]

Results

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg0–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report Vicelich Soccerball shade.svg37'
Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg86'
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg1–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Naprapol Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg53'
Mulligan Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Korman Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Job Minan (Papua New Guinea)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg3–3Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia
Nawatu Soccerball shade.svg2'
Vakatalesau Soccerball shade.svg27', 86'		 Report Gjamaci Soccerball shade.svg66'
Kaudre Soccerball shade.svg83'
M. Hmaé Soccerball shade.svg87'
Govind Park, Ba
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Mulligan Soccerball shade.svg17', 81'
Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen.), 34'		 Report Sakama Soccerball shade.svg50'
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg4–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Wajoka Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen.)
M. Hmaé Soccerball shade.svg32', 61'
Mapou Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Report
Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Noumea
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg1–1Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia
Mermer Soccerball shade.svg77' Report Djamali Soccerball shade.svg73'
Korman Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg3–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Wajoka Soccerball shade.svg36'
M. Hmaé Soccerball shade.svg60'
Diaike Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report
Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Noumea
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Kumar Soccerball shade.svg7'
Dunadamu Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report
Govind Park, Ba
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Job Minan (Papua New Guinea)
New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg1–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
M. Hmaé Soccerball shade.svg55' Report Sigmund Soccerball shade.svg16'
Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg65', 75'
Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Noumea
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg2–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Sakama Soccerball shade.svg59'
Malas Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Dunadamu Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Korman Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–0Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia
Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg49', 76'
Christie Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report Krishna Soccerball shade.svg63', 90'
Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji)
[note 1]
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

Notes

  1. ↑ The New Zealand vs Fiji match was originally scheduled for 13 October 2007, but was postponed by FIFA after Fijian goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau was denied a visa by the New Zealand immigration authorities. The match was first rescheduled to be played in the neutral country of Samoa, [2] [3] but subsequently moved again to Fiji. [4]


 2008 OFC Nations Cup winners 
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Fourth title

Goalscorers

There were 39 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Media Statement: New Zealand vs Fiji Match, Oceania Football Confederation. Accessed 2009-09-09. Archived 2009-09-11.
  3. ↑ FIFA cancels New Zealand-Fiji, FIFA.com
  4. ↑ New Zealand to finish World Cup qualifying campaign in Fiji Archived 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine , Oceania Football Confederation.
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