2008 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament explained

See main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The second OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2008 determined the Oceania Football Confederation's berth for the 2008 Beijing Olympic football tournament.

First stage

Nine women's teams participated in the first stage, held as the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. from August 25 to September 7.^[1] The winning team, Papua New Guinea, progressed to the second round to play New Zealand.

Participating teams

Second stage

The second stage was a play-off between New Zealand and the stage 1 winner. It was apparently planned as a two match play-off,^[2] but was eventually played over just one game.^[3]

New Zealand won the match 2–0 and progressed to the Beijing Olympics.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: South Pacific Games 2007 (Samoa). RSSSF. 4 April 2012.
2. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TO FACE PNG IN OFC QUALIFIERS . foxsportspulse.com . 18 January 2008 . 1 January 2015.
3. Web site: OFC Activity Report 2008 . Oceania Football Confederation . 1 January 2015 . 19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160201083334/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20Activity%20Report%202008.pdf . 2016-02-01 . dead .
4. Web site: Games of the XXIX. Olympiad. RSSSF. 4 April 2012.