2016 OFC Nations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup took place from 29 May to 5 June 2016. The group consisted of New Caledonia, hosts Papua New Guinea, Samoa and defending champions Tahiti.[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
A1 TahitiAutomatic29 March 20149th2012Winners (2012)188196
A2 New CaledoniaAutomatic29 March 20146th2012Runners-up (2008, 2012)167191
A3 SamoaQualifying winner4 September 20152nd2012Group stage (2012)198170
A4 Papua New Guinea (hosts)Automatic29 March 20144th2012Group stage (1980, 2002, 2012)202198

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  Papua New Guinea (H) 3 1 2 0 11 3 +8 5 Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage
and World Cup qualifying third round
2  New Caledonia 3 1 2 0 9 2 +7 5
3  Tahiti 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5 Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals:

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

Matches
All match times are local, UTC+10.

Papua New Guinea vs New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea 1–1 New Caledonia
  • Semmy 41'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 4,231[2]
Papua New Guinea[3]
New Caledonia[3]

Assistant referees:[2]
Mark Rule (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

Tahiti vs Samoa
Tahiti 4–0 Samoa
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 4,720[4]
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
Tahiti[5]
Samoa[5]

Assistant referees:[4]
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Johnny Erick Niabo (Solomon Islands)
Fourth official:
George Time (Solomon Islands)

Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti
Papua New Guinea 2–2 Tahiti
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 1,643[6]
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Papua New Guinea[7]
Tahiti[7]

Assistant referees:[6]
Mark Rule (New Zealand)
Avinesh Narayan (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

New Caledonia vs Samoa
New Caledonia 7–0 Samoa
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 2,015[8]
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
New Caledonia[9]
Samoa[9]

Assistant referees:[8]
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Hilmon Sese (Vanuatu)
Fourth official:
Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Samoa vs Papua New Guinea
Samoa 0–8 Papua New Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 2,678[10]
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)
Samoa[11]
Papua New Guinea[11]

Assistant referees:[10]
Hilmon Sese (Vanuatu)
Johnny Erick Niabo (Solomon Islands)
Fourth official:
George Time (Solomon Islands)

Tahiti vs New Caledonia
Tahiti 1–1 New Caledonia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 3,158[12]
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Tahiti[13]
New Caledonia[13]

Assistant referees:[12]
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Avinesh Narayan (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

References
  1. "World Cup path laid out for Oceania". OFC. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. "Match Summary, Group A: Papua New Guinea – New Caledonia" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "PNG 1–1 NCL". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. "Match Summary, Group A: Tahiti – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. "TAH 4–0 SAM". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. "Match Summary, Group A: Papua New Guinea – Tahiti" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. "PNG 2–2 TAH". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. "Match Summary, Group A: New Caledonia – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. "NCL 7–0 SAM". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  10. "Match Summary, Group A: Samoa – Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. "SAM 0–8 PNG". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  12. "Match Summary, Group A: Tahiti – New Caledonia" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. "TAH 1–1 NCL". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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