How the Nations Cup will be played
Oceania correspondent for:
The draws for the OFC Men’s Nations Cup 2024 qualifiers and tournament proper, have been held at the OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand.
The Qualifying tournament will be hosted in Tonga from 20-26 March and the OFC Men’s Nations Cup 2024 will be held in Vanuatu from 15-30 June.
Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti and hosts Vanuatu will be joined by the winner of the Qualifying tournament involving hosts Tonga, Samoa and Cook Islands. American Samoa will not participate.
Host Nation Vanuatu has been drawn in Group A and will play all its Group matches in Port Vila against New Zealand, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.
Group B based in Luganville on the island of Santo will feature Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Fiji and the Qualifying winner.
The Group A winner will face the Group B runner-up with the Group B winner to play the Group A runner-up in the semi-finals. Luganville’s Soccer City Stadium will host one semi-final with VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila to host the other semi-final and the final.
The schedule for the OFC Men’s Nations Cup Qualifying was also confirmed in a draw today. Hosts Tonga will play the opening match against Samoa.
Qualifiying schedule:
Tournament proper:
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Why American Samoa will not participate?
It’s a pity they didn’t invite Tuvalu and Kiribati teams.