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. [1]
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 2015 [nb 1] | May 2016 | |||||||
A1 | Tahiti | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 9th | 2012 | Winners ( 2012) | 188 | 196 |
A2 | New Caledonia | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 6th | 2012 | Runners-up ( 2008, 2012) | 167 | 191 |
A3 | Samoa | Qualifying winner | 4 September 2015 | 2nd | 2012 | Group stage ( 2012) | 198 | 170 |
A4 | Papua New Guinea (hosts) | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 4th | 2012 | Group stage ( 1980, 2002, 2012) | 202 | 198 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Papua New Guinea (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 | Qualification to
Nations Cup knockout stage and World Cup qualifying third round |
2 | New Caledonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | |
3 | Tahiti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round |
4 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
In the semi-finals:
Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
|
Papua New Guinea
[3]
|
New Caledonia
[3]
|
Assistant referees:
[2]
|
Tahiti
[5]
|
Samoa
[5]
|
Assistant referees:
[4]
|
Papua New Guinea | 2–2 | Tahiti |
---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Papua New Guinea
[7]
|
Tahiti
[7]
|
Assistant referees:
[6]
|
New Caledonia
[9]
|
Samoa
[9]
|
Assistant referees:
[8]
|
Samoa
[11]
|
Papua New Guinea
[11]
|
Assistant referees:
[10]
|
Tahiti | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
|
Tahiti
[13]
|
New Caledonia
[13]
|
Assistant referees:
[12]
|
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. [1]
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 2015 [nb 1] | May 2016 | |||||||
A1 | Tahiti | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 9th | 2012 | Winners ( 2012) | 188 | 196 |
A2 | New Caledonia | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 6th | 2012 | Runners-up ( 2008, 2012) | 167 | 191 |
A3 | Samoa | Qualifying winner | 4 September 2015 | 2nd | 2012 | Group stage ( 2012) | 198 | 170 |
A4 | Papua New Guinea (hosts) | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 4th | 2012 | Group stage ( 1980, 2002, 2012) | 202 | 198 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Papua New Guinea (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 | Qualification to
Nations Cup knockout stage and World Cup qualifying third round |
2 | New Caledonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | |
3 | Tahiti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round |
4 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
In the semi-finals:
Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
|
Papua New Guinea
[3]
|
New Caledonia
[3]
|
Assistant referees:
[2]
|
Tahiti
[5]
|
Samoa
[5]
|
Assistant referees:
[4]
|
Papua New Guinea | 2–2 | Tahiti |
---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Papua New Guinea
[7]
|
Tahiti
[7]
|
Assistant referees:
[6]
|
New Caledonia
[9]
|
Samoa
[9]
|
Assistant referees:
[8]
|
Samoa
[11]
|
Papua New Guinea
[11]
|
Assistant referees:
[10]
|
Tahiti | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
|
Tahiti
[13]
|
New Caledonia
[13]
|
Assistant referees:
[12]
|