title: 1998 OFC Nations Cup
text: # 1998 OFC Nations Cup
  
  The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1–0 in the final, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  ### Melanesia Cup 1998
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fiji (C) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
  | 2 | Vanuatu (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
  | 3 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
  | 4 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
  | 5 | New Caledonia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | |
  
  Fiji and Vanuatu qualified.
  
  ### Polynesia Cup 1998
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tahiti (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 12 | Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
  | 2 | Cook Islands (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
  | 3 | Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
  | 4 | Tonga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |
  | 5 | American Samoa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 | |
  
  Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.
  
  ## Venues
  
  | Brisbane |
  | - |
  | Brisbane | Brisbane |
  | Brisbane | Lang Park |
  | Brisbane | Capacity: 52,500 |
  
  ## Squads
  
      See 1998 OFC Nations Cup squads.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Tahiti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Vanuatu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Fiji | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Cook Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 October 1998 – Brisbane | 2 October 1998 – Brisbane |
  | New Zealand | 1 |
  | New Zealand | 1 | 4 October 1998 – Brisbane | 4 October 1998 – Brisbane |
  | Fiji | 0 | 4 October 1998 – Brisbane | 4 October 1998 – Brisbane |
  | Fiji | 0 | New Zealand | 1 |
  | 2 October 1998 – Brisbane | 2 October 1998 – Brisbane | | New Zealand | 1 |
  | 2 October 1998 – Brisbane | 2 October 1998 – Brisbane | Australia | 0 |
  | Australia | 4 | Australia | 0 |
  | Tahiti | 1 | | |
  | Tahiti | 1 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 4 October 1998 – Brisbane | 4 October 1998 – Brisbane |
  | | | Fiji | 4 |
  | | | Tahiti | 2 |
  
  ## Goalscorers
  
  ### 10 goals
  
  * Damian Mori
  
  ### 4 goals
  
  * Kris Trajanovski
  * Vaughan Coveny
  
  ### 3 goals
  
  * Paul Trimboli
  * Esala Masi
  * Gerald Quennet
  
  ### 2 goals
  
  * Brad Maloney
  * Rupert Ryan
  * Jean-Loup Rousseau
  
  ### 1 goal
  
  * Alvin Ceccoli
  * Carl Veart
  * Scott Chipperfield
  * Troy Halpin
  * Kameli Kilalwaca
  * Shailend Lal
  * Ulaisi Seruvatu
  * Valerio Nasema
  * Che Bunce
  * Danny Hay
  * Mark Burton
  * Tinol Christie
  * Harold Amaru
  * Hiro Labaste
  * Teva Zaveroni
  * Edwin Rarai
  * Peter Roronamahava
  
  ### Own goal
  
  * Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand)
  * Heath Dickinson (playing against Fiji)
  