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1998 OFC Nations Cup

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Host country
  
Australia

Runners-up
  
Australia

Matches played
  
10

Top scorer
  
Damian Mori

Goals scored
  
52

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Fourth place
  
Tahiti

Dates
  
25 Sep 1998 – 4 Oct 1998

Teams
  
6

Champions
  
New Zealand (2nd title)

Champion
  
New Zealand national football team

Third place
  
Fiji national football team

Similar
  
2008 OFC Nations Cup, 2016 OFC Nations Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1–0 in the final. Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place also.

Contents

The results were:

Melanesia Cup 1998

Fiji and Vanuatu qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1998

Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.

Goalscorers

10 goals
  • Damian Mori
  • 4 goals
  • Kris Trajanovski
  • Vaughan Coveny
  • 3 goals
  • Paul Trimboli
  • Esala Masi
  • Gerald Quennet
  • 2 goals
    1 goal
    Own goal
  • Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand)
  • Heath Dickinson (playing against Fiji)
  • References

    1998 OFC Nations Cup Wikipedia