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 | |
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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 |
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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:
All match times are local, UTC+10. |
Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
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Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
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Papua New Guinea[3]
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New Caledonia[3]
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Assistant referees:[2]
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Tahiti[5]
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Samoa[5]
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Assistant referees:[4]
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Papua New Guinea | 2–2 | Tahiti |
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Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Papua New Guinea[7]
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Tahiti[7]
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Assistant referees:[6]
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New Caledonia[9]
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Samoa[9]
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Assistant referees:[8]
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Samoa[11]
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Papua New Guinea[11]
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Assistant referees:[10]
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Tahiti | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
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Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
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Tahiti[13]
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New Caledonia[13]
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Assistant referees:[12]
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