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2000 OFC Nations Cup

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Host country
  
Tahiti

Champions
  
Australia (3rd title)

Fourth place
  
Vanuatu

Teams
  
6

Matches played
  
10

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
New Zealand

Dates
  
19 Jun 2000 – 28 Jun 2000

Goals scored
  
48

Top scorer(s)
  
Craig Foster Clayton Zane(5 goals each)

Champion
  
Australia national soccer team

Third place
  
Solomon Islands national football team

Similar
  
2008 OFC Nations Cup, 2016 OFC Nations Cup, 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 2000 OFC Nations Cup was held in Papeete, Tahiti. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, the Cook Islands and Tahiti who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 in the final. The Solomon Islands beat Vanuatu 2-1 for third place.

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Fiji qualified to this edition but then withdrew due to the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and was replaced by Vanuatu.

The results were:

Melanesia Cup 2000

Solomon Islands and Vanuatu* qualified.

  • Fiji were replaced by Vanuatu due to civil unrest taking place in Fiji.

    • Polynesia Cup 2000

    Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.

    Goalscorers

    5 goals
  • Clayton Zane
  • Craig Foster
    • 4 goals
  • Kevin Muscat
    • 2 goals
    1 goal
    Own goal
  • Gideon Omokirio (playing against Australia)

    • References

    2000 OFC Nations Cup Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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