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The 2004 OFC Nations Cup
OFC Nations Cup
The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name Oceania Nations Cup...

doubled as the qualification tournament

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Oceania. 12 teams took part, competing for a place in the intercontinental play-off against the fifth-placed team from South America...

to the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

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, except the two-legged final (A separate playoff (between Australia and Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands national football team

The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by Solomon Islands Football Federation. The team shocked the football world in the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup , tying Australia 2–2 to nip heavily-favored New Zealand for second place and a spot...

) was held in September 2005, for World Cup Qualifying purposes).

The competition was divided in two Group stages (the first is the Qualifying Stage), with Australia and New Zealand

New Zealand national soccer team

The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football . The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that...

seeded into the second stage (Final Stage). The Oceania champion (Australia) qualified for the 2005 Confederations Cup.

Qualifying round

The 10 teams in the first round were divided into two groups of 5 teams each. Within each group, every team played every other team once. The top two teams from each group then progressed to the second group stage where they were joined by the two seeded teams.

Final tournament

The four surviving members (first and second place teams from each group in stage one) of the first stage joined the two seeded teams ( and ) and took part in a tournament where each team played every other once in a tournament held in Adelaide

Adelaide

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, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

.

As this doubled as the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup, the top two teams from the second group stage progressed to a two-legged final to determine the winner of the Oceania Nations Cup. These two games on home-and-away basis was separate from World Cup qualifying.

The top two teams from this stage also progressed to the final stage of the 2006 Oceania World Cup qualifying tournament.

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	5	4	1	0	21	3
13
	5	3	1	1	9	6
10
	5	3	0	2	17	5
9
	5	1	1	3	3	10	−7	4
	5	1	1	3	2	24	−22	4
	5	1	0	4	5	9	−4	3

Australia and the Solomon Islands progressed to the final stage.
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Final round

The final of the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup was a two-legged home and away final between the top two teams from the second group stage.
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becomes the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup Champions, and thus qualifies for the 2005 Confederations Cup.

Although the second round of 2004 OFC Nations Cup doubled the second round of 2006 FIFA World Cup Oceanian qualification, the final play-off for the World Cup was held separately, in which Australia defeated Solomon Islands again by 9–1 (on aggregate) and advanced to play-off against CONMEBOL(South America).

Individual scorers (Final Stage)

6 goals Tim Cahill

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Vaughan Coveny

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4 goals Brett Emerton

Brett Emerton

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Brent Fisher Commins Menapi

Commins Menapi

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3 goals

Ahmad Elrich
Josip Skoko

Josip Skoko

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Mile Sterjovski

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Batram Suri

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2 goals

John Aloisi

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Ante Milicic

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Adrian Madaschi

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Veresa Toma

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Ryan Nelsen

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Duncan Oughton

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1 goal

Marco Bresciano Scott Chipperfield

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Harry Kewell

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Archie Thompson

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Tony Vidmar

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David Zdrilic

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Laisiasa Gataurua Che Bunce

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Neil Jones Aaron Lines

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Henry Fa'arodo

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Mahlon Houkarawa

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Paul Kakai Gabriel Wajoka Axel Temataua
Lexa Bibi Richard Iwai

Richard Iwai

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Jean Maleb Seimata Chilia

Seimata Chilia

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Alphose Qorig
Own goals Vincent Simon (1)

Individual scorers (Both Stages)

7 goals Veresa Toma

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6 goals Tim Cahill

Tim Cahill

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Michel Hmae

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Vaughan Coveny

Reginald Davani

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4 goals Brett Emerton

Brett Emerton

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Laisiasa Gataurua Seveci Rokotakala Brent Fisher Andrew Lepani Batram Suri

Batram Suri

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Henry Fa'arodo

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Commins Menapi

Jean Maleb Etienne Mermer

Etienne Mermer

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3 goals Ahmad Elrich Josip Skoko

Josip Skoko

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Mile Sterjovski

Waisake Sabutu Paul Poatinda Pierre Wajoka

Pierre Wajoka

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Alick Maemae

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Axel Temataua Seimata Chilia

Seimata Chilia

Alphose Qorig

2 goals John Aloisi

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Ante Milicic

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Esala Masinisau José Hmae

Jose Hmae

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Own goal

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s Vincent Simon (1)

Ryan Nelsen

Ryan Nelsen

Duncan Oughton

Paul Komboi Mauri Wasi

Mauri Wasi

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Tama Fasavalu

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Junior Michael

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Commins Menapi

Gideon Omorokio

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Jack Samani

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Gabriel Wajoka Wilkins Lauru

1 goal Natia Natia

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Marco Bresciano Scott Chipperfield

Scott Chipperfield

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Tony Vidmar

John Pareanga Pita Rabo Thomas Vulivuli Ramon Djamali

Ramon Djamali

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Robert Kaume Che Bunce

Che Bunce

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Neil Jones Aaron Lines

Aaron Lines

Eric Komeng Michael Lohai Nathaniel Lepani

Nathaniel Lepani

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Dennis Bryce

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George Suri

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Mahlon Houkarawa

Paul Kakai Leslie Leo Stanley Waita Rino Moretta Vincent Simon Mark Uhatahi Viliami Vaitaki Lexa Bibi Richard Iwai

Richard Iwai

Moise Poida

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Lorry Thomsen

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