2016 OFC Nations Cup Group B

Group B of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup took place from 28 May to 4 June 2016. The group consisted of Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[1]

Teams
Draw position Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
July 2015[nb 1] May 2016
B1 New ZealandAutomatic29 March 201410th2012Winners (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008)136161
B2 Solomon IslandsAutomatic29 March 20147th2012Runners-up (2004)191192
B3 FijiAutomatic29 March 20148th2012Third place (1998, 2008)199183
B4 VanuatuAutomatic29 March 20149th2012Fourth place (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008)197181

Notes

  1. The rankings of July 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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

In the semi-finals:

  • The winners of Group B, New Zealand, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, New Caledonia.
  • The runners-up of Group B, Solomon Islands, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Papua New Guinea.

Matches
All match times are local, UTC+10.

New Zealand vs Fiji
New Zealand 3–1 Fiji
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 378[2]
New Zealand[3]
Fiji[3]

Assistant referees:[4]
Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
Noah Kusunan (Papua New Guinea)
Fourth official:
Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)

Vanuatu vs Solomon Islands
Vanuatu 0–1 Solomon Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 1,611[5]
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
Vanuatu[6]
Solomon Islands[6]

Assistant referees:[5]
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Fourth official:
Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Vanuatu vs New Zealand
Vanuatu 0–5 New Zealand
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 520[7]
Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
Vanuatu[8]
New Zealand[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Norman Bafinu Sali (Papua New Guinea)
John Pareanga (Cook Islands)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Solomon Islands vs Fiji
Solomon Islands 0–1 Fiji
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 798[9]
Solomon Islands[10]
Fiji[10]

Assistant referees:[9]
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Fiji vs Vanuatu
Fiji 2–3 Vanuatu
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 851[11]
Fiji[12]
Vanuatu[12]

Assistant referees:[13]
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
John Pareanga (Cook Islands)
Fourth official:
Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

New Zealand vs Solomon Islands
New Zealand 1–0 Solomon Islands
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 1,925[14]
New Zealand[15]
Solomon Islands[15]

Assistant referees:[16]
Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)

References
  1. "World Cup path laid out for Oceania". OFC. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. "Match Report, Round 2: New Zealand – Fiji". FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "NZL 3–1 FIJ". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. "Match Summary, Group B: New Zealand – Fiji" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. "Match Summary, Group B: Vanuatu – Solomon Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. "VAN 0–1 SOL". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. "Match Summary, Group B: Vanuatu – New Zealand" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. "VAN 0–5 NZL". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. "Match Summary, Group B: Solomon Islands – Fiji" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  10. "SOL 0–1 FIJ". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. "Match Report, Round 2: Fiji – Vanuatu". FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  12. "FIJ 2–3 VAN". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. "Match Summary, Group B: Fiji – Vanuatu" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  14. "Match Report, Round 2: New Zealand – Solomon Islands". FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  15. "NZL 1–0 SOL". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  16. "Match Summary, Group B: New Zealand – Solomon Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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