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10th edition of OFC Men's Olympic qualifiers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 10th edition of the tournament to select the OFC representative at the Summer Olympics. The tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 27 August to 9 September, with the winner qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 27 August – 9 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 49 (4.45 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Riley Bidois (5 goals) |
← 2019 2027 → | |
New Zealand successfully defended their title as the OFC representative.
Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC indicated their intent to participate in the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 American Samoa | 4th | Group stage (2004, 2012, 2019) |
| Fiji | 9th | Champions (2015) |
| New Zealand (hosts) | 10th | Champions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019) |
 Papua New Guinea | 8th | Third place (2015) |
 Samoa | 4th | Group stage (1999, 2004, 2019) |
 Solomon Islands | 8th | Runners-up (1999, 2008, 2019) |
 Tonga | 5th | Group stage (1999, 2004, 2012, 2019) |
 Vanuatu | 8th | Runners-up (2015) |
Cook Islands
New Caledonia
TahitiNote: New Caledonia and Tahiti are not members of the International Olympic Committee and thus not eligible to qualify for the Olympic Football Tournament.
Group A played all their matches at Mount Smart Stadium, known commercially as "Go Media Stadium," while Group B played all their matches at The Trusts Arena. Mount Smart Stadium also hosted both semi-final matches, while the final was contested at North Harbour Stadium.[1]
| Auckland | ||
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| North Harbour Stadium | The Trusts Arena | Go Media Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 4,901 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Eight teams entered the competition and were drawn into 2 groups on 15 June.[1]
All times are local, NZST (UTC+12).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
| 4 | American Samoa[lower-alpha 2] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| New Zealand | 3–0 Awarded[2] | Papua New Guinea |
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| Report |
| New Zealand | 3–1 | Fiji |
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| Papua New Guinea | 0–2 | Fiji |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Solomon Islands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Vanuatu |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Samoa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tonga |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 3–0 | Samoa |
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| Tonga | 1–5 | Solomon Islands |
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 September 2023 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 8 | |||||
| 9 September 2023 | ||||||
| Vanuatu | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 9 | |||||
| 6 September 2023 | ||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||
| Solomon Islands | 0 | |||||
| Fiji | 3 | |||||
| New Zealand | 8–0 | Vanuatu |
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| Solomon Islands | 0–3 | Fiji |
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The winner qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The following team from OFC qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 September 2023 | 3 (2008, 2012, 2020) |
There were 49 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 4.45 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Etonia Dogalau Javin Wae2 goals
Aporosa Yada George Ott Aaryan Raj Oskar van Hattum Greg Siamoa Calvin Ohasio Junior Rocky Nicolas King Joe Moses1 goal
Brendan McMullen William Gillion Keegan Kelly Luis Toomey Ryan Verney Kyah Cahill Juan Gobbi Ben Fox Hudyn Irodao Dalton Saeni Wesley Toitani David-John Tuamoheloa George Chichirua Giniho Tabe Ronn Tasarur1 own goal
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