The 2000 OFC Nations Cup was held in Papeete, Tahiti. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, the Cook Islands and Tahiti who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. Australia beat New Zealand 2–0 in the final. The Solomon Islands beat Vanuatu 2–1 for third place.
Fiji qualified to this edition but then withdrew due to the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and was replaced by Vanuatu.
Qualification
Qualified teams Team Qualified as
Venue Pirae Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Capacity: 11,700
Squads See 2000 OFC Nations Cup squads.
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers 5 goals Clayton Zane Craig Foster 4 goals Kevin Muscat 2 goals
David Zdrilic Paul Agostino Chris Killen Simon Elliott Commins Menapi Gideon Omokirio Richard Iwai
1 goal
Danny Tiatto Pablo Cardozo Scott Chipperfield Shaun Murphy Stan Lazaridis Steve Corica Tony Popovic Daniel Shepherd Chris Jackson Jonathan Perry Kris Bouckenooghe Batram Suri Henry Kotto Jack Samani Harold Amaru Jean-Loup Rousseau Georgina Tura Jimmy Ben Lexa Bibi
Own goal Gideon Omokirio (playing against Australia)
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