2016 OFC Nations Cup Group A
Group A of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup took place from 29 May to 5 June 2016. The group consisted of New Caledonia, hosts Papua New Guinea, Samoa and defending champions Tahiti.[1]
Teams
[edit]| Draw position | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015[nb 1] | May 2016 | |||||||
| A1 |  Tahiti | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 9th | 2012 | Winners (2012) | 188 | 196 |
| A2 |  New Caledonia | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 6th | 2012 | Runners-up (2008, 2012) | 167 | 191 |
| A3 |  Samoa | Qualifying winner | 4 September 2015 | 2nd | 2012 | Group stage (2012) | 198 | 170 |
| A4 |  Papua New Guinea (hosts) | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 4th | 2012 | Group stage (1980, 2002, 2012) | 202 | 198 |
Notes
- ^ The rankings of July 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 | Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage and World Cup qualifying third round |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 | Tahiti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round |
| 4 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
In the semi-finals:
- The winners of Group A, Papua New Guinea, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Solomon Islands.
- The runners-up of Group A, New Caledonia, advanced to play the winners of Group B, New Zealand.
Matches
[edit]Papua New Guinea vs New Caledonia
[edit]| Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
|
          Papua New Guinea[3] |     New Caledonia[3] |
| Assistant referees:[2] |
Tahiti vs Samoa
[edit]Tahiti[5] |      Samoa[5] |
| Assistant referees:[4] |
Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti
[edit]| Papua New Guinea | 2–2 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Papua New Guinea[7] | Tahiti[7] |
| Assistant referees:[6] |
New Caledonia vs Samoa
[edit]New Caledonia[9] | Samoa[9] |
| Assistant referees:[8] |
Samoa vs Papua New Guinea
[edit]Samoa[11] | Papua New Guinea[11] |
| Assistant referees:[10] |
Tahiti vs New Caledonia
[edit]| Tahiti | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
|
Tahiti[13] | New Caledonia[13] |
| Assistant referees:[12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "World Cup path laid out for Oceania". OFC. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Match Summary, Group A: Papua New Guinea – New Caledonia" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "PNG 1–1 NCL". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Match Summary, Group A: Tahiti – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "TAH 4–0 SAM". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Match Summary, Group A: Papua New Guinea – Tahiti" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "PNG 2–2 TAH". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Match Summary, Group A: New Caledonia – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "NCL 7–0 SAM". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Match Summary, Group A: Samoa – Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "SAM 0–8 PNG". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Match Summary, Group A: Tahiti – New Caledonia" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "TAH 1–1 NCL". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.