Tournament details | |
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Dates | 16 September 1996 – 29 November 1997 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 85 (3.86 per match) |
Attendance | 99,533 (4,524 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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OFC Qualifiers |
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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.
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:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Second round | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Play-off | — | — | 1–1 | |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Papua New Guinea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Daniel ![]() |
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Rukumana ![]() |
Solomon Islands ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Berry ![]() |
Report |
Naukoot ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Play-off | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — |
Tonga ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Moleni ![]() |
Report |
Western Samoa ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Tapunuu ![]() Palusami ![]() |
Report |
Stenter ![]() |
Tonga ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Vane ![]() |
Report |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tonga ![]() |
0–13 | ![]() |
0–4 | 0–9 |
Solomon Islands ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Berry ![]() Rukumana ![]() Wabo ![]() Seni ![]() Kiriau ![]() |
Report |
Solomon Islands won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 12 | Final round | — | 13–0 | 5–0 | |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 4 | 2–6 | — | 4–1 | ||
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Australia ![]() | 13–0 | ![]() |
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Mori ![]() Aloisi ![]() Foster ![]() Tapai ![]() Bosnich ![]() |
Report |
Solomon Islands ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() |
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Peli ![]() Suri ![]() |
Report |
Slater ![]() Arnold ![]() Kaierea ![]() Tapai ![]() Vidmar ![]() |
Tahiti ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Rousseau ![]() |
Report |
Kwaomae ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Final round | — | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Papua New Guinea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Niakuam ![]() |
Report |
Fiji ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
Jackson ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Coveny ![]() Rufer ![]() Elliott ![]() Stevens ![]() |
Report |
New Zealand ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Rufer ![]() Coveny ![]() Viljoen ![]() van Steeden ![]() |
Report |
Papua New Guinea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Driu ![]() |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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New Zealand ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–2 |
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Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Zelić ![]() Arnold ![]() |
Report |
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Australia won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the AFC–OFC inter-confederation play-off.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Iran ![]() |
3–3 ( a) | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 |
There were 85 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal