2024 OFC Nations Cup qualification

2024 OFC Nations Cup qualifyingTournament details

Host country| Tonga
Dates| 20–26 March
Teams| 3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)

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The 2024 OFC Nations Cup qualifying round will serve as qualification for the 2024 OFC Nations Cup. This tournament marks the first time since 2002 that qualification for the OFC Nations Cup has not been held in conjunction with the FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for OFC.

Tonga was confirmed as qualification hosts on 1 December 2023.[1] The tournament will take place from 20 to 26 March 2024.

## Format[edit]

Three teams will play a single round-robin tournament held in Tonga. All matches will be held at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku'alofa. The winner qualifies for the 2024 OFC Nations Cup, to join the other seven teams which received byes into the group stage.

## Entrants[edit]

Three teams will enter qualification. This edition marks the first time since the 1996 edition that American Samoa will not enter the tournament.[2]

From the December 2023 FIFA World Rankings[3] Entering qualification  | Did not enter qualification  | Ineligible as associate member

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1. Cook Islands (185)
2. Samoa (186)
3. Tonga (196)

* American Samoa (188)

* Tuvalu (N/A)
* Kiribati (N/A)

## Schedule[edit]

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Matchday  | Date

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Matchday 1  | 20 March 2024
Matchday 2  | 23 March 2024
Matchday 3  | 26 March 2024

## Venue[edit]

100km
62miles

Venues of the 2024 OFC Nations Cup qualification.

Teufaiva Sport Stadium

All matches will be held at the Teufaiva Sport Stadium in Nuku'alofa.

2024 OFC Nations Cup qualification venue Nukuʻalofa

Teufaiva Sport Stadium
Capacity: 10,000

## Standings[edit]

All times are local (UTC+13:00).

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

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1  |  Tonga (H) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Qualify for final tournament |  | -- | —  | 20 Mar
2  |  Cook Islands | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  |  | 26 Mar | -- | —
3  |  Samoa | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | —  | 23 Mar | --

First match(es) will be played: 20 March 2024. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

## Matches[edit]

20 March 2024 (2024-03-20)

14:00

Tonga | v|  Samoa

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Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa

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23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)

14:00

Samoa | v|  Cook Islands

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Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa

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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

14:00

Cook Islands | v|  Tonga

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Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa

## Qualified teams[edit]

Team  | Qualified as  | Qualified on  | Previous appearances in tournament[A]

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Vanuatu[B] | Host | 1 December 2023 | 9 (1973, 1980, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Fiji | Automatic qualification | 24 January 2024 | 8 (1973, 1980, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
New Caledonia | 24 January 2024 | 6 (1973, 1980, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2016)
New Zealand | 24 January 2024 | 10 (1973, 1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Papua New Guinea | 24 January 2024 | 4 (1980, 2002, 2012, 2016)
Solomon Islands | 24 January 2024 | 7 (1980, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016)
Tahiti | 24 January 2024 | 9 (1973, 1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016)
Qualifying winner | Qualifying winner | 26 March 2024 |

1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
2. ^ From 1973 and 1980, Vanuatu competed as New Hebrides.

## Goalscorers[edit]

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "OFC Competitions Calender Confirmed for 2024". Oceania Football. December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
2. ^ "Draws Finalised for OFC Men's Nations Cup and Qualifying Tournament". Oceania Football. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
3. ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

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* Group stage
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* Knockout stage
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