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New Zealand at the OFC Nations Cup

The New Zealand men's national football team has competed in all eleven editions of the OFC Men's Nations Cup, and have won six times, the most recent coming in the 2024 tournament.

On 1 January 2006, Australia ceased to be a member of the Oceania Football Confederation, having elected to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and have not taken part in the OFC Nations Cup since.

OFC Nations Cup record

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New Zealand's OFC Nations Cup record
Year Hosts Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1973   New Zealand Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 4 Squad
1980   New Caledonia Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 7 8 —
1996 Multiple Semi-finals 3rd 2 0 1 1 0 3 Squad
1998   Australia Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 1 Squad
2000   Tahiti Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 7 3 Squad
2002   New Zealand Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 23 2 Squad
2004   Australia Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 17 5 Squad
2008 Multiple Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 5 Squad
2012   Solomon Islands Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 8 7 Squad
2016   Papua New Guinea Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 10 1 Squad
2024   Vanuatu,   Fiji Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 15 0 Squad
Total 6 titles 11/11 48 36 4 8 125 39
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place  

Record by opponent

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As of 30 June 2024
OFC Nations Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
  Australia 6 2 1 3 2 6
  Fiji 8 6 0 2 16 8
  New Caledonia 5 4 0 1 9 4
  Papua New Guinea 3 2 1 0 11 2
  Solomon Islands 8 7 1 0 26 6
  Tahiti 8 6 1 1 26 4
  Vanuatu* 10 9 0 1 37 9
  • Games against New Hebrides are included in statistics of Vanuatu.

1973 Oceania Cup

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Main article: 1973 Oceania Cup

The first edition of the Oceania Nations Cup (known as the "Oceania Cup") took place in Newmarket Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Five countries participated in one group where each team played each other once. The top two teams progressed to the final where New Zealand defeated Tahiti 2-0 to be crowned champions.[1]

First round

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  New Zealand 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 10 Advance to final
  Tahiti 4 2 2 0 7 2 +5 8
  New Caledonia 4 2 0 2 8 5 +3 6 Advance to third place play-off
  New Hebrides 4 1 1 2 4 8 –4 4
  Fiji 4 0 0 4 2 13 –11 0
New Zealand  5–1  Fiji
Brian Turner   ?'
David Taylor   ?'
Geoff Brand   ?'
Malcolm Bland   ?'
Alan Vest   ?'		 [1] Terio Vakatawa   ?'
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Zealand  1–1  Tahiti
Alan Vest   ?' [2] Erroll Bennett   ?'
Referee: P. Raman (Fiji)
New Zealand  2–1  New Caledonia
Alan Marley   ?'
Colin Latimour   ?'		 [3] Jean Xowie   ?'
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
New Zealand  3–1  New Hebrides
Malcolm Bland   ?'
Brian Hardman   ?'
Alan Marley   ?'		 [4] Raymond Valette   ?'
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)

Final

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New Zealand  2–0  Tahiti
David Taylor   ?'
Alan Marley   ?'		 [5]
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)

1980 Oceania Cup

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Main article: 1980 Oceania Cup

The second edition of the OFC Nations Cup, held in New Caledonia, consisted of eight teams divided into two groups of four, with the group winners progressing to the final and the runners-up contesting the third place play-off match. After three group matches, New Zealand failed to progress to the knockout stages of the tournament.[2]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Tahiti 3 3 0 0 21 5 +16 9 Advance to final
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6 Advance to third place play-off
  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 7 8 –1 3
  Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 3 21 –18 0
Tahiti  3–1  New Zealand
Alfred Wabealo   61', 73'
Erroll Bennett   85'		 Steve Sumner   47' (pen.)
Fiji  4–0  New Zealand
D. Chand   10', 39'
M. Vuilabasa   31', 63'
New Zealand  6–1  Solomon Islands
Michael Groom   6'
Mark Armstrong   16', 65', 69'
Bill de Graaf   24', 39'		 E. Karitea   66'

1996 OFC Nations Cup

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Main article: 1996 OFC Nations Cup

The third edition of the OFC Nations cup was not held as a cohesive tournament but consisted of four teams and two home-and-away rounds spanning two years. New Zealand played Australia, and Tahiti played the Solomon Islands, with Australia and Tahiti progressing to the final.[3] The two matches between New Zealand and Australia also doubled as the 1995 edition of the Trans-Tasman Cup.

Semi-final

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New Zealand  0–0  Australia
Attendance: 8,000


Australia  3–0  New Zealand
Damian Mori   33'
Paul Wade   45' (pen.)
Joe Spiteri   51'
Attendance: 8,858

Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.

1998 OFC Nations Cup

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Main article: 1998 OFC Nations Cup

Six teams competed in the 1998 OFC Nations Cup which was held at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. The six teams were divided into two groups of three, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals. New Zealand defeated Australia in the final to earn a spot at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.[4]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
  Tahiti 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
  Vanuatu 2 0 0 2 2 13 –11 0
New Zealand  1–0  Tahiti
Paama   13' (o.g.) [6]
Attendance: 900
New Zealand  8–1  Vanuatu
Christie   1'
Coveny   11', 25', 39', 40'
Ryan   34', 65'
Bunce   65'		 [7] Roronamahava   45'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

Semi-final

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New Zealand  1–0  Fiji
Hay   88' [8]
Attendance: 1,200

Final

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Main article: 1998 OFC Nations Cup final
New Zealand  1–0  Australia
Burton   24' [9]
Attendance: 12,000

2000 OFC Nations Cup

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Main article: 2000 OFC Nations Cup

As in the previous edition of the Nations Cup, the 2000 tournament included six teams divided into two groups of three. The top two teams from each group progressed to the knockout stages with Australia defeating New Zealand in the final to claim the title of Oceania champion, and secure a place at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.[5]

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
  Vanuatu 2 1 0 1 4 5 –1 3
  Tahiti 2 0 0 2 2 5 –3 0
New Zealand  2–0  Tahiti
Kris Bouckenooghe   27'
Chris Jackson   78'
Attendance: 1,000
New Zealand  3–1  Vanuatu
Chris Killen   47', 84'
Jonathan Perry   56'		 Richard Iwai   14'
Attendance: 500

Semi-final

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New Zealand  2–0  Solomon Islands
Simon Elliott   51', 55'
Attendance: 500

Final

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Main article: 2000 OFC Nations Cup final
Australia  2–0  New Zealand
Shaun Murphy   40'
Craig Foster   66'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)

2002 OFC Nations Cup

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Main article: 2002 OFC Nations Cup

The sixth edition of the OFC Nations Cup saw eight teams participate in two groups of four teams each. Each team played the other once, and the top two teams progressed to the knockout stages. After defeating Vanuatu in the semi-final, New Zealand went on to defeat long-time rivals Australia to be crowned OFC Champions and qualify for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 9 Advance to knockout stage
  Tahiti 3 2 0 1 6 7 –1 6
  Solomon Islands 3 0 1 2 3 9 –6 1
  Papua New Guinea 3 0 1 2 2 12 –10 1
New Zealand  4–0  Tahiti
Nelsen   30'
Vicelich   49'
Urlovic   80'
Campbell   88'		 [10]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
New Zealand  9–1  Papua New Guinea
Killen   9', 10', 28', 51'
Campbell   27', 85'
Nelsen   54'
Burton   87'
De Gregorio   90+'		 [11] Aisa   35' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
New Zealand  6–1  Solomon Islands
Vicelich   28', 45'
Urlovic   42'
Campbell   50', 75'
Burton   88'		 [12] Fa'arodo   73'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)

Semi-final

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New Zealand  3–0  Vanuatu
Burton   13', 65'
Killen   23'		 [13]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Final

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Main article: 2002 OFC Nations Cup final
New Zealand  1–0  Australia
Nelsen   78' [14]
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)

2004 OFC Nations Cup

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Main article: 2004 OFC Nations Cup

The 2004 OFC Nations Cup - which doubled as FIFA World Cup qualifying for the Oceania region[7] - consisted of two rounds. The first round saw six nations compete in a single group where each team played the other once. The top two teams progressed to a home-and-away finals series to determine the winner of the Nations Cup.

Due to a shock 4–2 loss to Vanuatu, New Zealand failed to place in the top two, resulting in Australia taking on the Solomon Islands in the two-legged final, eventually winning 5–1 away and 6–0 at home to claim the title of OFC Champions for a fourth time.[8]

Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 5 4 1 0 21 3 +18 13 Advance to final
2   Solomon Islands 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 10
3   New Zealand 5 3 0 2 17 5 +12 9
4   Fiji 5 1 1 3 3 10 −7 4
5   Tahiti 5 1 1 3 2 24 −22 4
6   Vanuatu 5 1 0 4 5 9 −4 3
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Australia  1–0  New Zealand
Bresciano   40' [15]
Attendance: 12,130
New Zealand  3–0  Solomon Islands
Fisher   36'
Oughton   81'
Lines   90'		 [16]
Attendance: 217
Vanuatu  4–2  New Zealand
Chilia   37'
Bibi   64'
Maleb   72'
Qorig   88'		 [17] Coveny   61', 75'
Attendance: 356
New Zealand  10–0  Tahiti
Coveny   6', 38', 45'
Fisher   16', 22', 63'
Jones   72'
Oughton   74'
Nelsen   82', 87'		 [18]
Attendance: 200
Fiji  0–2  New Zealand
[19] Bunce   8'
Coveny   56'
Attendance: 2,000

2008 OFC Nations Cup

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Main article: 2008 OFC Nations Cup

The 2008 tournament doubled as FIFA World Cup qualification matches for the Oceania region and consisted of just four teams in one group with matches spread out over two years. Each team played the other twice with New Zealand - the top team of the group - being crowned the OFC Nations Cup champions as well as earning a spot in the play-off match against the 5th best Asian team for a spot at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to AFC–OFC play-off
2   New Caledonia 6 2 2 2 12 10 +2 8
3   Fiji 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7
4   Vanuatu 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4
Source: [10]
Fiji  0–2  New Zealand
Report Vicelich   37'
Smeltz   86'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
Vanuatu  1–2  New Zealand
Naprapol   32' Report Smeltz   53'
Mulligan   90+3'
Attendance: 8,000
New Zealand  4–1  Vanuatu
Mulligan   17', 81'
Smeltz   29' (pen.), 34'		 Report Sakama   50'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
New Caledonia  1–3  New Zealand
M. Hmaé   55' Report Sigmund   16'
Smeltz   65', 75'
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
New Zealand  3–0  New Caledonia
Smeltz   49', 76'
Christie   69'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000
New Zealand  0–2  Fiji
Report Krishna   63', 90'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

Notes

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  1. ^ The New Zealand vs Fiji match was originally scheduled for 13 October 2007, but was postponed by FIFA after Fijian goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau was denied a visa by the New Zealand immigration authorities. The match was first rescheduled to be played in the neutral country of Samoa,[11][12] but subsequently moved again to Fiji.[13]

2012 OFC Nations Cup

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Main article: 2012 OFC Nations Cup

The ninth edition of the OFC Nations Cup was held in Honiara, Solomon Islands with eight teams in the competition. The teams were divided into two groups of four, each playing the other teams once. The top two teams of each group progressed to the knockout stages which consisted of semi-finals a final round to determine the winner of the OFC Nations Cup.

Tahiti won the competition for the first time in its history after tournament favourites New Zealand lost to New Caledonia in the semi-final. Tahiti's triumph was also the first time a nation other than Australia or New Zealand has won the OFC Nations Cup.

The group stage of the 2012 Nations Cup also doubled as World Cup qualifying matches, with the top two teams from each group progressing to stage 3 of qualifying. The winner of the 2012 Nations Cup would also represent Oceania at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   New Zealand 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Semifinals and World Cup qualifying third round — 1–1 — 2–1
2   Solomon Islands 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 — — — —
3   Fiji 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2 0–1 0–0 — 1–1
4   Papua New Guinea 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1 — 0–1 — —
Source: [14]
Fiji  0–1  New Zealand
[20] Smith   11'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Papua New Guinea  1–2  New Zealand
Hans   89' (pen.) [21] Smeltz   2'
Wood   52'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
New Zealand  1–1  Solomon Islands
Wood   13' [22] Totori   56'
Attendance: 18,000

Semi-final

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New Zealand  0–2  New Caledonia
[23] Kaï   60'
Gope-Fenepej   90+3'
Attendance: 10,000

Third place match

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Solomon Islands  3–4  New Zealand
Teleda   48'
Totori   54', 87'		 [24] Wood   10', 24', 29'
Smeltz   90'
Attendance: 15,000

2016 OFC Nations Cup

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Main article: 2016 OFC Nations Cup

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage
and World Cup qualifying third round
2   Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
3   Fiji 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3 Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round
4   Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
New Zealand  3–1  Fiji
Tzimopoulos   16'
Fallon   41'
Wood   61' (pen.)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)		 Krishna   45+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 378
Vanuatu  0–5  New Zealand
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)		 Wood   4', 5'
McGlinchey   10'
Fallon   19'
Barbarouses   45'
Attendance: 520
New Zealand  1–0  Solomon Islands
Adams   80' Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 1,925

Semi-final

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New Zealand  1–0  New Caledonia
Wood   49' Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 1,379

Final

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New Zealand  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Papua New Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Penalties
Fallon  
McGlinchey  
Dyer  
Brockie  
Rojas  		 4–2   Upaiga
  Semmy
  Foster
  Gunemba
Attendance: 13,000

2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup

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Main article: 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup

Group A

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Main article: 2024 OFC Nations Cup Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advance to semi-finals
2   Vanuatu (H) 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
3   Solomon Islands 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
4   New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
New Zealand  Cancelled  New Caledonia
New Zealand  3–0  Solomon Islands
 Report
Attendance: 3,000[15]
Vanuatu  0–4  New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 7,200[16]
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup knockout stage

Semi-finals

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New Zealand  5–0  Tahiti
 Report
Attendance: 2,000[17]
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Final

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Main article: 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup final
New Zealand  3–0  Vanuatu
 Report
Attendance: 10,000[18]

Statistics

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Record players

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Rank Player Matches Tournaments
1 Ivan Vicelich 20 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012
2 Simon Elliott 12 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008
Chris Killen 12 2000, 2002, 2008 and 2012
4 Vaughan Coveny 11 1996, 1998 and 2004
Shane Smeltz 11 2004, 2008 and 2012
6 Chris Wood 8 2012 and 2016

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Tournaments (goals)
1 Shane Smeltz 10 2004 (0), 2008 (8) and 2012 (2)
Vaughan Coveny 10 1996 (0), 1998 (4), 2002 (0) and 2004 (6)
3 Chris Wood 9 2012 (5) and 2016 (4)
4 Chris Killen 7 2000 (2), 2002 (5), 2004 (0), 2008 (0) and 2012 (0)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Oceanian Cup 1973". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Oceanian Cup 1980". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 1996". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 1998". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2000". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2002". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  7. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Preliminaries". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2004". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  9. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  10. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  11. ^ Media Statement: New Zealand vs Fiji Match, Oceania Football Confederation. Accessed 2009-09-09. Archived 2009-09-11.
  12. ^ FIFA cancels New Zealand-Fiji, FIFA.com
  13. ^ New Zealand to finish World Cup qualifying campaign in Fiji Archived 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Football Confederation.
  14. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Match Report of New Zealand vs Solomon Islands - 2024-06-18 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Match Report of Vanuatu vs New Zealand - 2024-06-21 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Match Report of New Zealand vs Tahiti - 2024-06-27 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Match Report of New Zealand vs Vanuatu - 2024-06-30 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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