2016 OFC Nations Cup knockout stage explained

The knockout stage of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup began on 8 June with the semi-finals and end on 11 June 2016 with the final at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby.

All match times are local, UTC+10.

Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.^[1]

The OFC set out the following matchups for the semi-finals:

Match 1: Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A
Match 2: Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the two groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Bracket

Semi-finals

New Zealand vs New Caledonia

Assistant referees:
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands

Assistant referees:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Mark Rule (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

Final

See main article: 2016 OFC Nations Cup final.

External links

2016 OFC Nations Cup semi-finals at oceaniafootball.com
2016 OFC Nations Cup final at oceaniafootball.com

Notes and References

Web site: Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020074651/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/84/35/19/regulationsfwc2018en_neutral.pdf. dead. 20 October 2016. FIFA.com.