Tournament details | |
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Dates | 16 September 1996 – 29 November 1997 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 85 (3.86 per match) |
Attendance | 99,533 (4,524 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Noel Berry (7 goals) |
OFC Qualifiers |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone ( OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
There would be three rounds of play:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Second round | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Play-off | — | — | 1–1 | |
3 | Vanuatu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Daniel 15' | Report | Rukumana 71' |
Solomon Islands | 1–1 | Vanuatu |
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Berry 16' | Report | Naukoot 37' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Tonga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Play-off | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Western Samoa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | Cook Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — |
Tonga | 2–0 | Cook Islands |
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Moleni 20', 67' | Report |
Western Samoa | 2–1 | Cook Islands |
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Tapunuu 10' Palusami 20' |
Report | Stenter 68' |
Tonga | 1–0 | Western Samoa |
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Vane 29' | Report |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tonga | 0–13 | Solomon Islands | 0–4 | 0–9 |
Solomon Islands | 9–0 | Tonga |
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Berry 3', 41', 57' Rukumana 12' Wabo 37' Seni 61', 63', 74' Kiriau 66' |
Report |
Solomon Islands won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 12 | Final round | — | 13–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 4 | 2–6 | — | 4–1 | ||
3 | Tahiti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Australia | 13–0 | Solomon Islands |
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Mori 2', 15', 36', 65', 80' Aloisi 33', 53', 81', 86', 87' Foster 68' Tapai 78' Bosnich 88' ( pen.) |
Report |
Solomon Islands | 2–6 | Australia |
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Peli 59' Suri 65' |
Report |
Slater 15' Arnold 17' Kaierea 38' ( o.g.) Tapai 47', 51' Vidmar 75' ( pen.) |
Tahiti | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Rousseau 38' | Report | Kwaomae 43' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Final round | — | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
2 | Fiji | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Papua New Guinea | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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Niakuam 80' | Report |
Fiji | 0–1 | New Zealand |
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Report | Jackson 80' ( pen.) |
New Zealand | 7–0 | Papua New Guinea |
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Coveny 10', 13', 67' Rufer 22', 31' Elliott 40' Stevens 80' |
Report |
New Zealand | 5–0 | Fiji |
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Rufer 17', 77' Coveny 63' Viljoen 80' van Steeden 85' |
Report |
Papua New Guinea | 0–1 | Fiji |
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(report) | Driu 1' |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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New Zealand | 0–5 | Australia | 0–3 | 0–2 |
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Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand |
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Zelić 6' Arnold 54' |
Report |
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Australia won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the AFC–OFC inter-confederation play-off.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Iran | 3–3 ( a) | Australia | 1–1 | 2–2 |
There were 85 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match.
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