1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

April 2023 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 16 September 1996 – 29 November 1997 10 1 22 85 SOL Noel Berry(7 goals) 1994 2002 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. Format There would be three rounds of play: First round: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tahiti, the four best ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the second round directly. The remaining six teams were divided into two groups of three 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 advanced to the second round. The runner-up of the Melanesian group and the winner of the Polynesian group advanced to the first round play-off. In the play-off, they played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner advanced to the second round. Second round: The six teams were divided into two groups of three teams each. The teams played against each other twice. The group winners advanced to the final round. Final round: The two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner advanced to the AFC–OFC inter-confederation play-off. First round Melanesian group main WDL yes Q y PNG PNG SOL SOL VAN VAN 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 green1 Second round blue1 Play-off A PO flag 1–1 2–1 null 1–1 null null complete FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 1998, football - table and standings https://soccer365.me/competitions/740/1998/ soccer365.me 10 May 2024 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot PNG v SOL 16 September 1996 PNG 1–1 SOL Daniel 15 Rukumana 71 Lae, Papua New Guinea 4,500 Eugene Brazzale (Australia) https://web.archive.org/web/20121007180956/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8529/report.html SOL v VAN 18 September 1996 SOL 1–1 VAN Berry 16 Naukoot 37 Lae, Papua New Guinea 2,500 Massimo Raveino (Tahiti) https://web.archive.org/web/20120623065245/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8530/report.html PNG v VAN 20 September 1996 PNG 2–1 VAN Furigi 88Karang 89 Garo 27 Lae, Papua New Guinea 7,500 Eugene Brazzale (Australia) https://web.archive.org/web/20120918100733/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8531/report.html Polynesian group main WDL yes Q y TGA TGA SAM SAM Western Samoa COK COK 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 blue1 Play-off PO flag 1–0 2–0 null 2–1 null null complete FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 1998, football - table and standings https://soccer365.me/competitions/740/1998/ soccer365.me 10 May 2024 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot TGA v COK 11 November 1996 TGA 2–0 COK Moleni 20 67 Nukualofa, Tonga 500 Shameem Khan (Fiji) https://web.archive.org/web/20120819140101/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8532/report.html SAM v COK 13 November 1996 SAM Western Samoa 2–1 COK Tapunuu 10Palusami 20 Stenter 68 Nukualofa, Tonga 400 Neil Fox (New Zealand) https://web.archive.org/web/20120623062000/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8533/report.html TGA v SAM 15 November 1996 TGA 1–0 SAM Western Samoa Vane 29 Nukualofa, Tonga 1,500 Derek Rugg (New Zealand) https://web.archive.org/web/20120618221232/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8534/report.html Play-off TGA 0–13 SOL 0–4 0–9 |} 15 February 1997 TGA 0–4 SOL goals1 Kiriau 34Seni 73Berry 85Peli 87 Nukualofa, Tonga 3,000 Derek Rugg (New Zealand) https://web.archive.org/web/20120819034452/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8535/report.html 1 March 1997 SOL 9–0 TGA Berry 3 41 57Rukumana 12Wabo 37Seni 61 63 74Kiriau66 Honiara, Solomon Islands 4,000 Massimo Raveino (Tahiti) https://web.archive.org/web/20120819034457/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8536/report.html Solomon Islands won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Second round Group 1 main WDL yes Q y AUS AUS SOL SOL TAH TAH 4 0 0 26 2 1 1 2 7 21 0 1 3 2 12 green1 Final round A flag 13–0 5–0 2–6 4–1 0–2 1–1 complete FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 1998, football - table and standings https://soccer365.me/competitions/740/1998/ soccer365.me 10 May 2024 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot AUS v SOL 11 June 1997 AUS 13–0 SOL Mori 2 15 36 65 80 Aloisi 33 53 81 86 87 Foster 68 Tapai 78 Bosnich 88 pen. Sydney, Australia 3,127 Bruce Edward Grimshaw (New Zealand) https://web.archive.org/web/20140309143247/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D1013/preliminaries/preliminary%3D897/matches/match%3D8537/report.html AUS v TAH 13 June 1997 AUS 5–0 TAH Vidmar 14 Trimboli 37 42 Arnold 47 Bingley 66 Sydney, Australia 2,869 Brian Geoffery Precious (New Zealand) https://web.archive.org/web/20120410221616/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8538/report.html SOL v TAH 15 June 1997 SOL 4–1 TAH Seni 37 Berry 39 80 Toata 89 Ludivion 82 Sydney, Australia 253 Neil Fox (New Zealand) https://web.archive.org/web/20121123043313/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D1013/preliminaries/preliminary%3D897/matches/match%3D8539/report.html SOL v AUS 17 June 1997 SOL 2–6 AUS Peli 59 Suri 65 Slater 15 Arnold 17 Kaierea 38 o.g. Tapai 47 51 Vidmar 75 pen. Sydney, Australia 2,122 Brian Geoffery Precious (New Zealand) https://web.archive.org/web/20120411081039/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8540/report.html TAH v AUS 19 June 1997 TAH 0–2 AUS Zelic 8 Trimboli 86 Sydney, Australia 2,918 Bruce Edward Grimshaw (New Zealand) https://web.archive.org/web/20120823103630/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8541/report.html TAH v SOL 21 June 1997 TAH 1–1 SOL Rousseau 38 Kwaomae 43 Sydney, Australia 266 Bruce Edward Grimshaw (New Zealand) https://web.archive.org/web/20120919041741/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8542/report.html Group 2 main WDL yes Q y NZL NZL FIJ FIJ PNG PNG 3 0 1 13 1 2 0 2 4 7 1 0 3 2 11 green1 Final round A flag 5–0 7–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 complete FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 1998, football - table and standings https://soccer365.me/competitions/740/1998/ soccer365.me 10 May 2024 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot PNG v NZL 31 May 1997 PNG 1–0 NZL Niakuam 80 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 3,000 Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia) https://web.archive.org/web/20120823153923/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8548/report.html FIJ v NZL 7 June 1997 FIJ 0–1 NZL Jackson 80 pen. Ba, Fiji 5,500 Eugene Brazzale (Australia) https://web.archive.org/web/20120625134004/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8543/report.html NZL v PNG 11 June 1997 NZL 7–0 PNG Coveny 10 13 67 Rufer 22 31 Elliott 40 Stevens 80 Auckland, New Zealand 2,000 Eddie Lennie (Australia) https://web.archive.org/web/20120918111942/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8544/report.html FIJ v PNG 15 June 1997 FIJ 3–1 PNG Pita 22 Masinisau 26 Duguga 89 Waiwai 68 Suva, Fiji 1,500 Eddie Lennie (Australia) (report) NZL v FIJ 18 June 1997 NZL 5–0 FIJ Rufer 17 77 Coveny 63 Viljoen 80 van Steeden 85 Auckland, New Zealand 12,033 Massimo Raveino (Tahiti) https://web.archive.org/web/20120625143100/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8546/report.html PNG v FIJ 21 June 1997 PNG 0–1 FIJ Driu 1 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 3,000 Pirom Anprasert (Thailand) (report) Final round New Zealand 0–5 Australia 0–3 0–2 |} 28 June 1997 19:30 NZL 0–3 AUS Aloisi 18 Vidmar 42 Foster 67 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Masayoshi Okada (Japan) 23,000 https://web.archive.org/web/20120821220930/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8549/report.html _nz97h _nzl1997h _nz97h _nzl97h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF New Zealand _aus97H _aus97h _aus97h _aus97h FFDF00 FFDF00 FFDF00 000000 000000 Australia 6 July 1997 20:15 AUS 2–0 NZL Zelić 6 Arnold 54 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Jamal Al Sharif (Syria) 14,045 https://web.archive.org/web/20120823112747/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=897/matches/match=8550/report.html _aus97H _aus97h _aus97h _aus97h FFDF00 FFDF00 FFDF00 000000 000000 Australia _nz97a _nzl1997a _nz97a _nzl97a 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 New Zealand Australia won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the AFC–OFC inter-confederation play-off. Inter-confederation play-off 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off) Goalscorers 85 22 SOL Noel Berry AUS John Aloisi AUS Damian Mori SOL Robert Seni NZL Vaughan Coveny NZL Wynton Rufer AUS Graham Arnold AUS Ernie Tapai AUS Paul Trimboli AUS Aurelio Vidmar AUS Craig Foster AUS Ned Zelic SOL George Kiriau SOL Augustine Peli SOL Eddie Rukumana TGA Timote Moleni AUS Mark Bosnich AUS Matthew Bingley AUS Robbie Slater COK Mani Stenter FIJ Solome Pita FIJ Esala Masinisau FIJ Liuai Duguga FIJ Alivate Driu NZL Chris Jackson NZL Simon Elliott NZL Tim Stevens NZL Riki van Steeden NZL Nik Viljoen PNG Richard Daniel PNG Batman Furigi PNG Roy Karang PNG Francis Niakuam PNG Wesley Waiwai SAM Michael Junior Palusami SAM T. Tapunuu SOL Jeffrey Kwaomae SOL Batram Suri SOL Moses Toata SOL Danny Wabo TAH Jean Ludivion TAH Jean-Loup Rousseau TGA Tolutau Vane VAN Reginal Garo VAN Iau Tuan Naukoot SOL Jimmy Kaierea (against Australia) References External links 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) at FIFA.com International Matches 1998 - Oceania - RSSF OFC 1998 Category:1996 in Oceanian men's international football Category:1997 in Oceanian men's international football