Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Dates 17 Oct 2007 – 19 Nov 2008 Teams 4 | Matches played 12 Goals scored 39 | |
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Similar 2016 OFC Nations Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||
The 2008 OFC Nations Cup was the eighth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, and the first under a new format that was introduced. It took place as a series of as a home-and-away round-robin tournament on FIFA match dates in 2007 and 2008. Doubling as the qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the tournament was substantially different from earlier editions: 2004 champions Australia did not compete after leaving the Oceania Football Confederation for the Asian Football Confederation, and for the first time since the 1996 OFC Nations Cup, no fixed venue was used. Unlike the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, which had featured ten teams from the Oceania Football Confederation, the 2008 tournament had just four teams.
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The Cup was won by New Zealand, who as a result qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa, and the World Cup qualifying play-off with the AFC 5th-placed team, Bahrain, in which New Zealand were successful.
Participating teams
The four qualified teams for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup were:
Squads
See 2008 OFC Nations Cup SquadsRanking
New Zealand advanced to the AFC-OFC Play-off
Goalscorers
There were 39 goals scored in 12 games, for an average of 3.25 goals per game. Players in bold advanced to the next round in qualifying.