Group B of the 2024 OFC Nations Cup is scheduled to take place from 16 to 22 June 2024. The group consists 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 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Fiji (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Tahiti
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Samoa
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the semi-finals:
- The winners of Group B, advance to play the runners-up of Group A.
- The runners-up of Group B, advance to play the winners of Group A.
Matches
All times are local, UTC+12.[1]
Tahiti v Samoa
Papua New Guinea v Fiji
| Papua New Guinea | v | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report[5] |
Papua New Guinea v Tahiti
| Papua New Guinea | v | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report[6] |
Samoa v Fiji
Samoa v Papua New Guinea
| Samoa | v | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report[8] |
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:
- first yellow card: −1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- direct red card: −3 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: −4 points;
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
References
- ^ 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 - Tahiti vs Qualifying stage winner". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Papua New Guinea vs Fiji". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Qualifying stage winner vs Fiji". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Qualifying stage winner vs Tahiti". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Match - Fiji vs Tahiti". Oceania Football. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
External links
This page was last edited on 25 May 2024, at 09:35