2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup took place from 15 to 21 June 2024. The group originally consisted of New Caledonia, defending champions New Zealand, Solomon Islands and hosts Vanuatu.[1][2] However, New Caledonia withdrew from the tournament on 5 June due to the serious crisis in the country, leaving the group with three teams left.[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
A1 New Zealand1Automatic24 January 202411th2016Winners (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016)104104
A2 New Caledonia[nb 2]2Automatic24 January 20247th2016Runners-up (2008, 2012)159158
A3 Solomon Islands2Automatic24 January 20248th2016Runners-up (2004)132132
A4 Vanuatu (hosts)3Automatic1 December 202310th2016Fourth 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.
  2. New Caledonia withdrew from the tournament on 5 June 2024 due to the social unrest in the country.[4]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advance to semi-finals
2  Vanuatu (H) 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
3  Solomon Islands 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
4  New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals:

  • The winners of Group A, New Zealand, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Tahiti.
  • The runners-up of Group A, Vanuatu, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Fiji.

Matches

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

New Zealand v New Caledonia
New Zealand Cancelled New Caledonia

Solomon Islands v Vanuatu
Solomon Islands 0–1 Vanuatu
Report
  • Tangis 72'
Attendance: 5,000[5]
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu

New Zealand v Solomon Islands
New Zealand 3–0 Solomon Islands
 Report
Attendance: 3,000[6]
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
New Zealand
Solomon Islands

Vanuatu v New Caledonia
Vanuatu Cancelled New Caledonia

New Caledonia v Solomon Islands
New Caledonia Cancelled Solomon Islands

Vanuatu v New Zealand
Vanuatu 0–4 New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 7,200[7]
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Vanuatu
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
           
 Vanuatu 1 −1
 Solomon Islands 2 1 −3
 New Zealand 4 –4

See also

References
  1. "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. "La Fédération se résout à la "NON-PARTICIPATION" des cagous". New Caledonian Football Federation. 5 June 2024.
  4. "La Fédération se résout à la "NON-PARTICIPATION" des cagous". New Caledonian Football Federation. 5 June 2024.
  5. "Match Report of Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu - 2024-06-15 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. "Match Report of New Zealand vs Solomon Islands - 2024-06-18 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. "Match Report of Vanuatu vs New Zealand - 2024-06-21 - 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.
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