2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup Group B

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

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 position Team Pot Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
December 2023[nb 1] April 2024
B1  Papua New Guinea 1 Automatic 24 January 2024 5th 2016 Runners-up (2016) 165 166
B2  Fiji 2 Automatic 24 January 2024 9th 2016 Third place (1998, 2008) 168 168
B3  Tahiti 2 Automatic 24 January 2024 10th 2016 Winners (2012) 163 162
B4  Samoa 3 Qualifying winner 23 March 2024 3rd 2016 Group Stage (2012, 2016) 186 181

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of December 2023 were used at the time of the draw, although were not taken into account.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji (H, A) 2 2 0 0 14 2 +12 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Tahiti 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
3  Papua New Guinea 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1
4  Samoa (E) 2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2024. Source: OFC
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts

In the semi-finals:

  • The winners of Group B, advance to play the runners-up of Group A.
  • The runners-up of Group B, advance to play the winners of Group A.

Matches

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

Tahiti v Samoa

Tahiti 2–0 Samoa
Report
Attendance: 500[4]
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Tahiti
Samoa

Papua New Guinea v Fiji

Papua New Guinea 1–5 Fiji
 Report
Attendance: 1,700[5]
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Papua New Guinea
Fiji

Papua New Guinea v Tahiti

Papua New Guinea 1–1 Tahiti
Paul 25' Report Degrumelle 15'
Attendance: 500[6]
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Papua New Guinea
Tahiti

Samoa v Fiji

Samoa 1–9 Fiji
  • Salisbury 47'
 Report
Attendance: 1,300[7]
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Samoa
Fiji

Samoa v Papua New Guinea

Samoa Match 8 Papua New Guinea
Report
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Fiji v Tahiti

Fiji Match 9 Tahiti
Report
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

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]

  • first yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
  • direct red card: −4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

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

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Papua New Guinea 2 −2
 Samoa 1 1 −2
 Fiji 1 3 −4
 Tahiti 3 1 1 −8

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

External links

  • Official website