The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1–0 in the final, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place.
Qualification
Qualified teams Team Qualified as
Venues Brisbane Lang Park Capacity: 52,500
Squads See 1998 OFC Nations Cup squads.
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
10 goals Damian Mori 4 goals Kris Trajanovski Vaughan Coveny 3 goals Paul Trimboli Esala Masi Gerald Quennet 2 goals
Brad Maloney Rupert Ryan Jean-Loup Rousseau
1 goal
Alvin Ceccoli Carl Veart Scott Chipperfield Troy Halpin Kameli Kilalwaca Shailend Lal Ulaisi Seruvatu Valerio Nasema Che Bunce Danny Hay Mark Burton Tinol Christie Harold Amaru Hiro Labaste Teva Zaveroni Edwin Rarai Peter Roronamahava
Own goal Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand) Heath Dickinson (playing against Fiji)
References
External links Oceania Football RSSSF. Retrieved 21 February 2010.