2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup Group B
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
[edit]| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023[nb 1] | April 2024 | ||||||||
| B1 |  Papua New Guinea | 1 | Automatic | 24 January 2024 | 5th | 2016 | Runners-up (2016) | 165 | 166 |
| B2 |  Fiji | 2 | Automatic | 24 January 2024 | 9th | 2016 | Third place (1998, 2008) | 168 | 168 |
| B3 |  Tahiti | 2 | Automatic | 24 January 2024 | 10th | 2016 | Winners (2012) | 163 | 162 |
| B4 |  Samoa | 3 | Qualifying winner | 23 March 2024 | 3rd | 2016 | Group Stage (2012, 2016) | 186 | 181 |
Notes
Standings
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Tahiti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
In the semi-finals:
- The winners of Group B, Fiji, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Vanuatu.
- The runners-up of Group B, Tahiti, advanced to play the winners of Group A, New Zealand.
Matches
[edit]All times are local, UTC+12.[1]
Tahiti v Samoa
[edit]| Tahiti | 2–0 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
        Tahiti |   Samoa |
Papua New Guinea v Fiji
[edit]| Papua New Guinea | 1–5 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
 Papua New Guinea |     Fiji |
Papua New Guinea v Tahiti
[edit]| Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
Paul  25' | Report | Degrumelle 15' |
Papua New Guinea |    Tahiti |
Samoa v Fiji
[edit]  Samoa | Fiji |
Samoa v Papua New Guinea
[edit]| Samoa | 1–2 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Samoa | Papua New Guinea |
Fiji v Tahiti
[edit]Fiji | Tahiti |
Discipline
[edit]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:[10]
- first yellow card: −1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- direct red card: −4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Only one of the above deductions will be applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2 | −4 | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 1 | 3 | 1 | −5 | |||||||||
| Tahiti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −9 | ||||||||
See also
[edit]- Fiji at the OFC Nations Cup
- Papua New Guinea at the OFC Nations Cup
- Samoa at the OFC Nations Cup
- Tahiti at the OFC Nations Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Draws finalised for OFC Men's Nations Cup and qualifying tournament". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Live: OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024 draw". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "New host venue for OFC Men's Nations Cup Group B". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Match Report of Tahiti vs Samoa - 2024-06-16 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Match Report of Papua New Guinea vs Fiji - 2024-06-16 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Match Report of Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti - 2024-06-19 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Match Report of Samoa vs Fiji - 2024-06-19 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Match Report of Samoa vs Papua New Guinea - 2024-06-22 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Match Report of Fiji vs Tahiti - 2024-06-22 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 15 June 2024.