2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup Group B explained

Group B of the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup took take place from 16 to 22 June 2024. The group consisted of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti and the qualifying winner.[1] [2]

Originally due to take place at the Luganville Soccer Stadium in Luganville, Vanuatu, all six group matches were moved to the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji over uncertainty around flight schedules.[3]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
December 2023April 2024
B1 style=white-space:nowrap 1 Automatic 24 January 2024 5th data-sort-value="1" Runners-up (2016) 165 166
B2 style=white-space:nowrap 2 Automatic 24 January 2024 9th data-sort-value="2.1" Third place (1998, 2008) 168 168
B3 style=white-space:nowrap 2 Automatic 24 January 2024 10th data-sort-value="2.2" Winners (2012) 163 162
B4 style=white-space:nowrap 3 Qualifying winner 23 March 2024 3rd data-sort-value="0.0" Group Stage (2012, 2016) 186 181
Notes

Standings

In the semi-finals:

Matches

All times are local, UTC+12.[1]

Tahiti v Samoa

Papua New Guinea v Fiji

Papua New Guinea v Tahiti

Samoa v Fiji

Samoa v Papua New Guinea

Fiji v Tahiti

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[4]

Only one of the above deductions will be applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
2 2−4
1 1 2−4
1 3 1 −5
3 1 1 1 −9

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Draws finalised for OFC Men's Nations Cup and qualifying tournament . Oceania Football Confederation . 24 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Live: OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024 draw . Oceania Football Confederation . 24 January 2024.
  3. Web site: New host venue for OFC Men's Nations Cup Group B . Oceania Football Confederation . 8 May 2024.
  4. Web site: OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024 . Oceania Football Confederation . 15 June 2024.