1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
qualification
rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
There would be three rounds of play:
Melanesia
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Papua New Guinea advanced to the Second Round. Solomon Islands advanced to the First Round Play-off.
Polynesia
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Tonga advanced to the First Round Play-off.
Solomon Islands advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 13-0.
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Australia advanced to the Final Round.
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New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
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Australia advanced to the AFC / OFC Intercontinental Play-off by the aggregate score of 5-0.
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
-Qualified teams:The following 32 teams qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup: - qualified automatically as hosts - qualified automatically as defending champions-Notes:...
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A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
There would be three rounds of play:
- First Round: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tahiti, the four best ranked teams according to FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 6 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each, namely the Melanesian Group and the Polynesian Group, based on geographical considerations. The teams played against each other once. The winner of the Melanesian Group would advance to the Second Round. The runner-up of the Melanesian Group and the winner of the Polynesian Group would advance to the First Round Play-off. In the Play-off, they played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the Second Round. - Second Round: The 6 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the AFC / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
MelanesiaMelanesiaMelanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia...
n Group (Melanesia Cup 1996Melanesia Cup 1996The Melanesia Cup 1996 was the sixth Melanesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Papua New Guinea and three teams participated: Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu and served for the first time as FIFA World Cup qualifier...
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
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Papua New Guinea advanced to the Second Round. Solomon Islands advanced to the First Round Play-off.
PolynesiaPolynesiaPolynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language, culture and beliefs...
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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
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Tonga advanced to the First Round Play-off.
Play-off
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Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 21 | |||
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| 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |||
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Australia advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||
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| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |||
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New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
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Australia advanced to the AFC / OFC Intercontinental Play-off by the aggregate score of 5-0.
External links
- 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) at FIFA.com