2016 OFC Nations Cup Group A

April 2019 Group A of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup took place from 29 May to 5 June 2016. The group consisted of New Caledonia, hosts Papua New Guinea, Samoa and defending champions Tahiti.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/42f19533-f867-4728-b925-409738dd7436/language/en-US/Default.aspx World Cup path laid out for Oceania OFC 26 July 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203247/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/42f19533-f867-4728-b925-409738dd7436/language/en-US/Default.aspx 4 March 2016 Teams Draw position Team Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA Rankings July 2015nb The rankings of July 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw. May 2016 A1 TAH Automatic 29 March 2014 9th 2012 Winners (2012) 188 196 A2 NCL Automatic 29 March 2014 6th 2012 Runners-up (2008, 2012) 167 191 A3 SAM Qualifying winner 4 September 2015 2nd 2012 Group stage (2012) 198 170 A4 PNG (hosts) Automatic 29 March 2014 4th 2012 Group stage (1980, 2002, 2012) 202 198 Notes nb Standings main WDL Standings Qualification tiebreakers FIFA complete 1 2 0 7 3 1 2 0 9 2 0 0 3 0 19 1 2 0 11 3 H PNG NCL TAH SAM 1–1 4–0 — — 7–0 — 0–8 — — 2–2 1–1 — TAH TAH NCL NCL SAM SAM PNG PNG Q KO KO R3 green1 Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stageand World Cup qualifying third round blue1 Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round In the semi-finals: The winners of Group A, Papua New Guinea, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Solomon Islands. The runners-up of Group A, New Caledonia, advanced to play the winners of Group B, New Zealand. Matches All match times are local, UTC+10. Papua New Guinea vs New Caledonia main A1 Papua New Guinea v New Caledonia 2016 5 29 y 16:00 PNG 2016 OFC Nations Cup Group A#Papua New Guinea vs New Caledonia 1–1 Report (FIFA)Report (OFC) NCL Semmy 41 Saïko 83 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby 4,231http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD2%20PNG%20NCL%20Match%20Summary.pdf Match Summary, Group A: Papua New Guinea – New Caledonia Oceania Football Confederation PDF 29 May 2016 16 April 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160611192328/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD2%20PNG%20NCL%20Match%20Summary.pdf 11 June 2016 Matthew Conger (New Zealand) _OFC2015black _OFC2015black _OFC2015black _black_border _2bluelines D70412 D70412 D70412 D70412 FFFFFF Papua New Guineahttps://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-10069/ PNG 1–1 NCL OceaniaFootball.com Oceania Football Confederation 29 May 2016 16 April 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160630143924/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e2b04563-cd2d-4fe0-9553-7d36044ec390/language/en-US/Default.aspx 30 June 2016 _redborder _NCL2016grey _redborder _whitebottom E6E6E6 E6E6E6 E6E6E6 E6E6E6 FF0000 New Caledonia Assistant referees: Mark Rule (New Zealand) Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Fourth official: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu) Tahiti vs Samoa main A2 Tahiti v Samoa 2016 5 29 y 19:00 TAH 2016 OFC Nations Cup Group A#Tahiti vs Samoa 4–0 Report (FIFA)Report (OFC) SAM T. Tehau 2 5 Chong Hue 15 A. Tehau 39 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby 4,720http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD2%20TAH%20SAM%20Match%20Summary.pdf Match Summary, Group A: Tahiti – Samoa Oceania Football Confederation PDF 29 May 2016 16 April 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160611195449/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD2%20TAH%20SAM%20Match%20Summary.pdf 11 June 2016 Ravitesh Behari (Fiji) _nike_white _nike_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Tahitihttps://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-2873/ TAH 4–0 SAM OceaniaFootball.com Oceania Football Confederation 29 May 2016 16 April 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160601011642/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/1c8e1448-ee93-4c53-9451-22a4b0e50148/language/en-US/Default.aspx 1 June 2016 _bourgperonnas1516h _bourg-peronnas1516h _bourg-peronnas1516h _blue_stripes_bottom _3_white_stripes 0021FE 0021FE 0021FE FFFFFF 0021FE Samoa Assistant referees: Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji) Johnny Erick Niabo (Solomon Islands) Fourth official: George Time (Solomon Islands) Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti main A3 Papua New Guinea v Tahiti 2016 6 1 y 16:00 PNG 2016 OFC Nations Cup Group A#Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti 2–2 Report (FIFA)Report (OFC) TAH Gunemba 45+1 64 A. Tehau 66 T. Tehau 76 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby 1,643http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD4%20PNG%20TAH%20Match%20Summary.pdf Match Summary, Group A: Papua New Guinea – Tahiti Oceania Football Confederation PDF 1 June 2016 16 April 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160616204125/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD4%20PNG%20TAH%20Match%20Summary.pdf 16 June 2016 Nick Waldron (New Zealand) _OFC2015black _OFC2015black _OFC2015black _black_border _2bluelines D70412 D70412 D70412 D70412 FFFFFF Papua New Guineahttps://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-16793/ PNG 2–2 TAH OceaniaFootball.com Oceania Football Confederation 1 June 2016 16 April 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160701044046/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/074387b7-f853-43a0-a6d1-df5ad8f16002/language/en-US/Default.aspx 1 July 2016 _Nike_black_transparent _nike_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Tahiti Assistant referees: Mark Rule (New Zealand) Avinesh Narayan (Fiji) Fourth official: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) New Caledonia vs Samoa main A4 New Caledonia v Samoa 2016 6 1 y 19:00 NCL 2016 OFC Nations Cup Group A#New Caledonia vs Samoa 7–0 Report (FIFA)Report (OFC) SAM Kayara 18 30 Nemia 28 Zeoula 38 pen. Wadriako 53 Cexome 79 Dahité 89 pen. Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby 2,015http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD4%20NCL%20SAM%20Match%20Summary.pdf Match Summary, Group A: New Caledonia – Samoa Oceania Football Confederation PDF 1 June 2016 16 April 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160616200639/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD4%20NCL%20SAM%20Match%20Summary.pdf 16 June 2016 Robinson Banga (Vanuatu) _redborder _NCL2016grey _redborder _whitebottom E6E6E6 E6E6E6 E6E6E6 FF0000 E6E6E6 New Caledoniahttps://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-14413/ NCL 7–0 SAM OceaniaFootball.com Oceania Football Confederation 1 June 2016 16 April 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160701031857/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e08e9e77-c3bd-40d0-972a-bb78965bd27a/language/en-US/Default.aspx 1 July 2016 _bourgperonnas1516h _bourg-peronnas1516h _bourg-peronnas1516h _blue_stripes_bottom _3_white_stripes 0021FE 0021FE 0021FE FFFFFF 0021FE Samoa Assistant referees: Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji) Hilmon Sese (Vanuatu) Fourth official: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu) Samoa vs Papua New Guinea main A5 Samoa v Papua New Guinea 2016 6 5 y 16:00 SAM 2016 OFC Nations Cup Group A#Samoa vs Papua New Guinea 0–8 Report (FIFA)Report (OFC) PNG Foster 13 51 Gunemba 33 63 85 Dabinyaba 58 74 Upaiga 67 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby 2,678http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD6%20SAM%20PNG%20Match%20Summary.pdf Match Summary, Group A: Samoa – Papua New Guinea Oceania Football Confederation PDF 5 June 2016 16 April 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160617081741/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD6%20SAM%20PNG%20Match%20Summary.pdf 17 June 2016 Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu) _bourgperonnas1516h _bourg-peronnas1516h _bourg-peronnas1516h _blue_stripes_bottom _3_white_stripes 0021FE 0021FE 0021FE FFFFFF 0021FE Samoahttps://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-8693/ SAM 0–8 PNG OceaniaFootball.com Oceania Football Confederation 5 June 2016 16 April 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160803124430/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/9c3c7be6-132f-43cb-8a42-6a4c896746a1/language/en-US/Default.aspx 3 August 2016 _OFC2015black _OFC2015black _OFC2015black _black_border _2bluelines D70412 D70412 D70412 D70412 FFFFFF Papua New Guinea Assistant referees: Hilmon Sese (Vanuatu) Johnny Erick Niabo (Solomon Islands) Fourth official: George Time (Solomon Islands) Tahiti vs New Caledonia main A6 Tahiti v New Caledonia 2016 6 5 y 19:00 TAH 2016 OFC Nations Cup Group A#Tahiti vs New Caledonia 1–1 Report (FIFA)Report (OFC) NCL T. Tehau 90+2 Kaï 80 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby 3,158http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD6%20TAH%20NCL%20Match%20Summary.pdf Match Summary, Group A: Tahiti – New Caledonia Oceania Football Confederation PDF 5 June 2016 16 April 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160617082634/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/MD6%20TAH%20NCL%20Match%20Summary.pdf 17 June 2016 Nick Waldron (New Zealand) _nike_white _nike_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Tahitihttps://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-9727/ TAH 1–1 NCL OceaniaFootball.com Oceania Football Confederation 5 June 2016 16 April 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160803135207/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/498f1160-676f-4c1c-8c28-77ffbc286fdf/language/en-US/Default.aspx 3 August 2016 _redborder _NCL2016grey _redborder _whitebottom E6E6E6 E6E6E6 E6E6E6 E6E6E6 E6E6E6 New Caledonia Assistant referees: Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Avinesh Narayan (Fiji) Fourth official: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji) References External links https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/2016-ofc-nations-cup-group-a-400416 Group A Category:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) Group A Group A Group A