1978 OFC U-20 Championship
The 1978 OFC U-20 Championship was a soccer tournament held in New Zealand. As in common with other biennial OFC U-20 Championships it also served as a qualification for an intercontinental play-off. In this case the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 11–16 November |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Third place |  New Zealand |
| Fourth place |  Papua New Guinea |
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
- Australia
- Fiji
- New Zealand (host)
- Papua New Guinea
Matches
It is unclear why Fiji finished second in this group, with a lesser goal difference than New Zealand.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 6 |
| Fiji |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
| Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | –17 | 0 |
| 11 November | Australia |
9–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| Fiji |
1–1 | New Zealand | |
| 14 November | New Zealand |
4–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| Australia |
5–1 | Fiji | |
| 16 November | Fiji |
4–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| New Zealand |
1–2 | Australia |
| 1978 OFC U-20 Championship |
|---|
Australia First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
Australia failed to qualify for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished last in an intercontinental play-off group with Paraguay and Israel. Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paraguay |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 |
 Israel |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
| Australia |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 2 |
| 7 February | Paraguay |
2–0 | Australia |
| 9 February | Israel |
0–0 | Australia |
| 11 February | Paraguay |
3–0 | Israel |
| 14 February | Australia |
0–0 | Israel |
| 16 February | Paraguay |
3–0 | Australia |
| 18 February | Paraguay |
2–1 | Israel |
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