Tournament details | |
---|---|
Host country | Samoa |
Dates | 15–24 August |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (9th title) |
Runners-up | Fiji |
Third place | New Zealand |
Fourth place | Solomon Islands |
The OFC U-20 Championship 1998 was held in Apia, Samoa. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
Group stage
Group A
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 |
Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
Western Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 3 |
Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | –15 | 0 |
15 August | Australia | 2–0 | Fiji |
Western Samoa | 1–0 | Tonga | |
18 August | Australia | 8–0 | Tonga |
Fiji | 4–0 | Western Samoa | |
20 August | Western Samoa | 0–8 | Australia |
Tonga | 1–7 | Fiji |
Group B
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solomon Islands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 7 |
New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 7 |
Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 3 |
American Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | –46 | 0 |
15 August | New Zealand | 8–0 | Vanuatu |
American Samoa | 0–23 | Solomon Islands | |
17 August | New Zealand | 8–0 | American Samoa |
Vanuatu | 0–1 | Solomon Islands | |
19 August | New Zealand | 0–0 | Solomon Islands |
American Samoa | 0–15 | Vanuatu |
Semifinals
Australia | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | New Zealand |
---|---|---|
Solomon Islands | 1–2 | Fiji |
---|---|---|
Third place match
Final
Australia | 2–0 | Fiji |
---|---|---|
Simon Colosimo 39', 78' |
1998 OFC U-20 Championship |
---|
Australia Ninth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The tournament winner qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.