2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup Group C explained

The 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup Group C is the third of three sets in the group stage of the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup that will take place from to .[1] The group competition will consist of hosts Fiji, New Caledonia, and Solomon Islands.[2] The top two teams automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, while third place is comparatively evaluated to other third-placed teams based on the football ranking system for the last two berths.[3]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotFinals
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings[4]
C1 style=white-space:nowrap 1 5th Runners-up (2018) 69
C2 style=white-space:nowrap 2 3rd Third place (1983) 100
C3 style=white-space:nowrap 3 3rd Fourth place (2007, 2010) 120

Matches

Solomon Islands vs Fiji

Fiji vs New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs Solomon Islands

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[5]

  • yellow card = 1 point
  • red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
  • direct red card = 3 points
  • yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points
TeamMatch 1Match 2Points
1 –1
2 1 –3
1 1 –2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OFC Women's Nations Cup 2022 . . 29 June 2022.
  2. Web site: OFC Women's Nations Cup 2022 Draw . . 29 June 2022.
  3. Web site: OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 (Group Stage Draw & Matches Schedule) . . 29 June 2022.
  4. Web site: FIFA Women's World Ranking (OFC - June 17 2022) . . 27 June 2022.
  5. Web site: OFC Disciplinary Code . . 29 June 2022.