2016 OFC Nations Cup Group B

Group B of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup took place from 28 May to 4 June 2016. The group consisted of Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[1]

## Teams

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Draw position  | Team  | Method of
qualification  | Date of
qualification  | Finals
appearance  | Last
appearance  | Previous best
performance  | FIFA Rankings

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July 2015[nb 1] | May 2016
B1 |  New Zealand | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 10th | 2012 | Winners (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008) | 136 | 161
B2 |  Solomon Islands | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 7th | 2012 | Runners-up (2004) | 191 | 192
B3 |  Fiji | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 8th | 2012 | Third place (1998, 2008) | 199 | 183
B4 |  Vanuatu | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 9th | 2012 | Fourth place (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008) | 197 | 181

Notes

1. ^ The rankings of July 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.

## Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  New Zealand | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 1  | +8  | 9  | Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage
and World Cup qualifying third round
2  |  Solomon Islands | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | −1  | 3
3  |  Fiji | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 3  | Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round
4  |  Vanuatu | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 8  | −5  | 3  |

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

In the semi-finals:

* The winners of Group B, New Zealand, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, New Caledonia.
* The runners-up of Group B, Solomon Islands, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Papua New Guinea.

## Matches

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All match times are local, UTC+10.

### New Zealand vs Fiji

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28 May 2016 (2016-05-28)

16:00

New Zealand | 3–1|  Fiji

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* Tzimopoulos 16'
* Fallon 41'
* Wood 61' (pen.)

| Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) |

* Krishna 45+2' (pen.)

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Attendance: 378[2]

Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Zealand[3]

Fiji[3]

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Assistant referees:[4]
Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
Noah Kusunan (Papua New Guinea)
Fourth official:
Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)

### Vanuatu vs Solomon Islands

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28 May 2016 (2016-05-28)

19:00

Vanuatu | 0–1|  Solomon Islands

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| Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) |

* Donga 19'

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Attendance: 1,611[5]

Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Vanuatu[6]

Solomon Islands[6]

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Assistant referees:[5]
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Fourth official:
Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

### Vanuatu vs New Zealand

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31 May 2016 (2016-05-31)

16:00

Vanuatu | 0–5|  New Zealand

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| Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) |

* Wood 4', 5'
* McGlinchey 10'
* Fallon 19'
* Barbarouses 45'

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Attendance: 520[7]

Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)

Vanuatu[8]

New Zealand[8]

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Assistant referees:[7]
Norman Bafinu Sali (Papua New Guinea)
John Pareanga (Cook Islands)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

### Solomon Islands vs Fiji

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31 May 2016 (2016-05-31)

19:00

Solomon Islands | 0–1|  Fiji

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| Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) |

* Krishna 85' (pen.)

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Attendance: 798[9]

Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Solomon Islands[10]

Fiji[10]

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Assistant referees:[9]
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

### Fiji vs Vanuatu

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4 June 2016 (2016-06-04)

16:00

Fiji | 2–3|  Vanuatu

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* Kautoga 51'
* Krishna 69'

| Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) |

* Fred  19'
* Masauvakalo 41'
* Kaltak 75' (pen.)

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Attendance: 851[11]

Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Fiji[12]

Vanuatu[12]

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Assistant referees:[13]
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
John Pareanga (Cook Islands)
Fourth official:
Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

### New Zealand vs Solomon Islands

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4 June 2016 (2016-06-04)

19:00

New Zealand | 1–0|  Solomon Islands

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* Adams 80'

| Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) |

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Attendance: 1,925[14]

Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Zealand[15]

Solomon Islands[15]

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Assistant referees:[16]
Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)

## References

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1. ^ "World Cup path laid out for Oceania". OFC. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
2. ^ "Match Report, Round 2: New Zealand – Fiji". FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
3. ^ a b "NZL 3–1 FIJ". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
4. ^ "Match Summary, Group B: New Zealand – Fiji" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
5. ^ a b "Match Summary, Group B: Vanuatu – Solomon Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
6. ^ a b "VAN 0–1 SOL". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
7. ^ a b "Match Summary, Group B: Vanuatu – New Zealand" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
8. ^ a b "VAN 0–5 NZL". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
9. ^ a b "Match Summary, Group B: Solomon Islands – Fiji" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
10. ^ a b "SOL 0–1 FIJ". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
11. ^ "Match Report, Round 2: Fiji – Vanuatu". FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
12. ^ a b "FIJ 2–3 VAN". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
13. ^ "Match Summary, Group B: Fiji – Vanuatu" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
14. ^ "Match Report, Round 2: New Zealand – Solomon Islands". FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
15. ^ a b "NZL 1–0 SOL". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
16. ^ "Match Summary, Group B: New Zealand – Solomon Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

## External links

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* Official website

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2016 OFC Nations Cup

Stages|

* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Knockout stage
* Final

General information|

* Qualification
* Squads

Venue|

* Sir John Guise Stadium (Port Moresby)

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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