2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification first round for Oceania.

Participating teams

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The below 10 teams were divided in two groups of five teams each, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points in each group advanced to the Second round.

New Caledonia was not a member of FIFA at the time of the draw, and only joined FIFA when its participation in the first round, and in the 2006 World Cup qualifications, had ended.[1]

Matches

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Group 1

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All matches were held in Honiara, Solomon Islands (UTC+11)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Solomon Islands (H) 4 3 1 0 14 1 +13 10 Advance to 2004 OFC Nations Cup 1–1 2–0 6–0 5–0
2   Tahiti 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8 0–0 2–0 2–0
3   New Caledonia 4 2 1 1 16 2 +14 7 8–0 8–0
4   Tonga 4 1 0 3 2 17 −15 3 2–1
5   Cook Islands 4 0 0 4 1 17 −16 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Solomon Islands  6–0  Tonga
Fa'arodo   12', 30', 77'
Maemae   62', 76'
Samani   79'
Report
Attendance: 12,385
Tahiti  2–0  Cook Islands
Temataua   2'
Moretta   80'
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)

Solomon Islands  5–0  Cook Islands
Waita   21'
Omokirio   27'
Samani   45'
Maemae   70'
Leslie   81'
Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Tahiti  0–0  New Caledonia
Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)

Tonga  2–1  Cook Islands
Uhatahi   46'
Vaitaki   61'
Report Pareanga   59'
Solomon Islands  2–0  New Caledonia
Omokirio   10'
G. Suri   42'
Report
Attendance: 20,000

New Caledonia  8–0  Cook Islands
P. Wajoka   3'
M. Hmae   20', 40', 42', 52', 85'
Djamali   25'
J. Hmae   35'
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)
Tahiti  2–0  Tonga
G. Wajoka   1'
Temataua   78'
Report

New Caledonia  8–0  Tonga
J. Hmae   4'
Poatinda   26', 42', 79'
M. Hmae   45'
P. Wajoka   54', 58'
Kaumé   72'
Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Solomon Islands  1–1  Tahiti
B. Suri   80' Report Simon   30'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)

Group 2

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All games were held in Apia, Samoa

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Vanuatu 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 10 Advance to 2004 OFC Nations Cup
2   Fiji 4 3 0 1 19 5 +14 9 0–3 4–2 11–0
3   Papua New Guinea 4 2 1 1 17 6 +11 7 1–1
4   Samoa (H) 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 3 0–3 0–4 1–4 4–0
5   American Samoa 4 0 0 4 1 34 −33 0 1–9 0–10
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Papua New Guinea  1–1  Vanuatu
Wasi   73' Report Lauru   90+'
Samoa  4–0  American Samoa
Bryce   12'
Fasavalu   30', 53'
Michael   66' (pen.)
Report

American Samoa  1–9  Vanuatu
Natia   39' Report Qorig   30' (pen.), 45'
Mermer   37', 56', 90+'
Poida   55'
Chilia   65'
Maleb   80', 90+'
Fiji  4–2  Papua New Guinea
Rabo   24'
Toma   45+'
Gataurua   78'
Rokotakala   90'
Report Davani   12'
Komboi   44'

Fiji  11–0  American Samoa
Toma   7', 11', 16'
Vulivuli   24'
Rokotakala   32', 34'
Sabutu   45+', 81'
Masinisau   60'
Gataurua   75', 77'
Report
Samoa  0–3  Vanuatu
Report Mermer   13'
Chilia   55'
Maleb   57'

American Samoa  0–10  Papua New Guinea
Report Davani   23', 24', 40', 79'
A. Lepani   26', 28', 64'
Wasi   34'
Komboi   37'
Lohai   71'
Samoa  0–4  Fiji
Report Toma   17'
Sabutu   52'
Masinisau   82'
Rokotakala   84'

Fiji  0–3  Vanuatu
Report Thomsen   45+'
Lauru   63', 65'
Samoa  1–4  Papua New Guinea
Michael   69' Report Davani   16'
A. Lepani   37'
N. Lepani   55'
Komeng   68'

Goalscorers

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There were 96 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "New Caledonia joins the world football community". FIFA.com. 24 May 2004. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.