2002 OFC Nations Cup final

January 2026 2002 OFC Nations final 2002 OFC Nations Cup Australia Australia 30px 0 New Zealand New Zealand 30px 1 14 July 2002 Ericsson Stadium Auckland Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand) Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)Final : Australia 0 vs New Zealand 1 http://cantysoccerrefs.tripod.com/canterburysoccerreferees/id38.html Canterbury Soccer Referees Association 2 February 2015 2 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202204913/http://cantysoccerrefs.tripod.com/canterburysoccerreferees/id38.html dead 3,000 2000 2004 The 2002 OFC Nations Cup final was a football match that took place on 14 July 2002 at the Ericsson Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand to determine the 2002 OFC Nations Cup champion.January 2026 New Zealand defeated Australia 1–0, with the only goal being scored by central defender Ryan Nelsen in the 78th minute.January 2026 The match was the third final between the two countries, an OFC Nations Cup record, after their 1998 and 2000 matches.Oceanian Nations Cup https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oceania-cup.html RSSSF 2 February 2015 With the win, New Zealand qualified for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the AFC–OFC Challenge Cup.FIFA/Confederations Cup 2003 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intconcup.html RSSSF 2 February 2015 Match Details 14 July 2002 15:30 NZST AUS 0–1 January 2026 NZL Nelsen 78 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland 3,000 Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti) _aus02h _aus02H _aus02h _aus02h_2 1E4D2B 004000 1E4D2B ffdf00 004000 Australia _newz00h _nz2000h _newz00h _newz00h _color_3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF New Zealand GK 1 Jason PetkovicRB 4Mehmet DurakovicCB 5Steve HorvatCB 6 Patrick KisnorboLB 3 Jade North 82RM 2Fausto De Amicis 69 82CM 14Angelo CostanzoCM 17 Ante JuricLM 11Scott Chipperfield 37CF 9 Damian Mori (c)CF 8Joel Porter 73Substitutes:MF 7 Robbie Middleby 82FW 10 Bobby Despotovski 73MF 12 Tom Pondeljak 82DF 13Milan BlagojevicCF 15Ante MilicicFW 16Paul TrimboliGK 18Dean AnastasiadisManager:Frank Farina GK 1 Jason Batty 57RB 2 Duncan OughtonCB 4Chris Zoricich 63 CB 14 Ryan Nelsen (c)LB 20Gerard DavisDM 12 Simon ElliottRM 7Mark BurtonCM 15 Ivan Vicelich 19 CM 8 Aaran LinesLM 10Chris Jackson 40 CF 11Chris KillenSubstitutes:DF 3 Lee JonesDF 5 Jonathan PerryMF 6 Raf de GregorioFW 9Paul UrlovicDF 13Christian BouckenoogheMF 16Glen CollinsMF 17Jeff CampbellDF 18Scott SmithGK 19James Bannatyne 57Manager:Mick Waitt Man of the Match: Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand) Match officials Assistant referees: Gray Vuke (Vanuatu) Michel Angot (Tahiti) Fourth official:Harry Attison (Vanuatu)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions. See also Australia–New Zealand soccer rivalry References Final 2002 2002 2002 Category:2002–03 in Australian men's soccer Category:2002 in New Zealand association football 2002