2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Vanuatu |
| Dates | 15–30 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
The 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup will be the 11th edition of the OFC Men's Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The defending champions are New Zealand from the 2016 edition. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The final tournament will be held in Vanuatu from 15 to 30 June 2024.[2]
Host selection[edit]
Although New Zealand was selected as host for the final tournament in 2020 before it was eventually cancelled, in December 2023 it was announced that the 2024 edition of the tournament would be held in Vanuatu.[2][3]
Marketing[edit]
Broadcasting rights[edit]
On 28 February 2024, Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) announced that all OFC competitions in the 2024–2025 season, including the 2024 OFC Nations Cup, would be streamed by FIFA+.[4]
Sponsorship[edit]
Venues[edit]
| Luganville | 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup (Vanuatu) |
Port Vila |
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| Luganville Soccer City Stadium | VFF Freshwater Stadium | |
| Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 6,500 | |
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Teams[edit]
Qualification[edit]
The 4 lowest ranked teams originally entered for qualification were played in a single group tournament, as in previous editions in 2012 and 2016. Tuvalu and Kiribati were not full members of the OFC and were therefore excluded from participation. American Samoa does not register before qualifying.
In the qualifying tournament, the three lowest-ranked teams in the last edition of the tournament in 2016 (because American Samoa did not register), competed in a Round robin format in a single round, which was held in a single venue in Tonga, where the winner qualified for the final tournament.[2]
Qualified teams[edit]
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vanuatu[B] |
Host | 1 December 2023 | 9 (1973, 1980, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
 Fiji |
Automatic qualification | 24 January 2024 | 8 (1973, 1980, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
 New Caledonia |
24 January 2024 | 6 (1973, 1980, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
 New Zealand |
24 January 2024 | 10 (1973, 1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) | |
 Papua New Guinea |
24 January 2024 | 4 (1980, 2002, 2012, 2016) | |
 Solomon Islands |
24 January 2024 | 7 (1980, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016) | |
 Tahiti |
24 January 2024 | 9 (1973, 1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016) | |
 Samoa |
Qualifying winner | 23 March 2024 | 2 (2012, 2016) |
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- ^ From 1973 and 1980, Vanuatu competed as New Hebrides.
Squads[edit]
Match officials[edit]
Format[edit]
The tournament is expected to follow the previous system of a preliminary round followed by an eight-team group stage advancing to semi-finals.[5]
Draw[edit]
The draw was held on 24 January 2024 at OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand. The teams were divided into two groups of four each, with the three initial pots determined based on the final ranking of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, listed below.[6][7]
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| New Zealand
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1 |
| Papua New Guinea
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2 |
| Team | Rank |
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| New Caledonia
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3 |
| Solomon Islands
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4 |
| Tahiti
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5 |
| Fiji
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6 |
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| Vanuatu
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7 |
 Qualifying winner
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8 |
Group stage[edit]
All times are local, VUT (UTC+11).
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Caledonia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Fifth place play-off |
| 4 | Vanuatu (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Seventh place play-off |
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Fiji
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Tahiti
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Fifth place play-off |
| 4 | Samoa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Seventh place play-off |
Knockout stage[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 June – Port Vila | ||||||
| Winner Group A | ||||||
| 30 June – Port Vila | ||||||
| Runner-up Group B | ||||||
| Winner Semi-final 1 | ||||||
| 26 June – Luganville | ||||||
| Winner Semi-final 2 | ||||||
| Winner Group B | ||||||
| Runner-up Group A | ||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 30 June – Port Vila | ||||||
| Loser Semi-final 1 | ||||||
| Loser Semi-final 2 | ||||||
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Semi-finals[edit]
| Winner Group B | v | Runner-up Group A |
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| Winner Group A | v | Runner-up Group B |
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Seventh place play-off[edit]
| 4th Group A | v | 4th Group B |
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Fifth place play-off[edit]
| 3rd Group A | v | 3rd Group B |
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Third place play-off[edit]
| Loser SF1 | v | Loser SF2 |
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Final[edit]
| Winner SF1 | v | Winner SF2 |
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Statistics[edit]
Awards[edit]
Broadcasting[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "OFC Nations Cup 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "OFC competitions calendar confirmed for 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "OFC Nations Cup 2020 host confirmed". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "OFC SIGNS EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH FIFA+". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Sweet 2016: A year of turnaround for Papua New Guinea men's football team". FIFA. 14 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Draws finalised for OFC Men's Nations Cup and qualifying tournament". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Live: OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024 draw". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Draws finalised for OFC Men's Nations Cup and qualifying tournament". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Match - New Zealand vs New Caledonia". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - New Zealand vs Solomon Islands". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Vanuatu vs New Caledonia". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - New Caledonia vs Solomon Islands". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Vanuatu vs New Zealand". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Draws finalised for OFC Men's Nations Cup and qualifying tournament". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Match - Tahiti vs Qualifying stage winner". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Papua New Guinea vs Fiji". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Qualifying stage winner vs Fiji". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Fiji vs Tahiti". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Qualifying stage winner vs Tahiti". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.