The 1998

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was held in

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, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and

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who qualified as of right, Fiji and

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who qualified from the

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, and

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and the

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who qualified from the

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. 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

Melanesia Cup 1998

Fiji and

qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1998

and

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qualified.

Venues

Squads

:''See 1998 OFC Nations Cup squads''.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Goalscorers

;10 goals *

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;4 goals *

Kris Trajanovski Kris Trajanovski (born 19 February 1972 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian association football player and coach. Playing career Club career After playing with Altona Magic SC, Altona Magic in the Victorian Premier League, Victorian State ...

Vaughan Coveny Vaughan Coveny (born 13 December 1971) is a retired football player who frequently represented New Zealand in international matches. Coveny's senior club career spanned 20 years, with his most notable stint being at South Melbourne during their ...

;3 goals *

Paul Trimboli Paolo "Paul" Vincenzo Trimboli (born 25 February 1969) is a former Australian international football (soccer) player. Trimboli is of Italian ancestry and attended Xavier College, where he was a member of the First XI, and was captained by his ...

Esala Masi Esala Masi (born 9 March 1974) is a retired Fijian footballer, who played as a striker. Club career Masi began his football career at his hometown club Ba before he signed with National Soccer League (NSL) club Gippsland Falcons in January ...

* Gerald Quennet ;2 goals *

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* Rupert Ryan * Jean-Loup Rousseau ;1 goal *

Alvin Ceccoli Alvin Ceccoli (; born 5 August 1974) is an Australian footballer who played for three A-League clubs ( Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners and Adelaide United) and was capped internationally for Australia. Club career Alvin Ceccoli is of Samma ...

Carl Veart Thomas Carl Veart (born 21 May 1970 in Whyalla, South Australia, Australia) is an Australian former footballer who is the head coach for Adelaide United. Club career He previously played in England for Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Mill ...

Scott Chipperfield Scott Kenneth Chipperfield (born 30 December 1975) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a midfielder for Wollongong Wolves, FC Basel, FC Aesch and Australia. His 2010 FIFA World Cup profile describes him "as a talented attacker wi ...

Troy Halpin Troy Michael Halpin (born 17 August 1973) is an Australian footballer and Sports/Football Development coach at Barker College and St Pius X Chatswood. Career He is one of the great talents Australian football has produced in the last two deca ...

* Kameli Kilalwaca * Shailend Lal * Ulaisi Seruvatu * Valerio Nasema *

Che Bunce Che Bunce (born 29 August 1975 in Auckland) is a New Zealand footballer was a player-coach for Waikato FC in the NZFC. He is a lawyer by trade. Club career In April 2006 he signed for New Zealand Knights where he was captain for the A-League ...

Danny Hay Daniel John Hay (born 15 May 1975) is a retired New Zealand professional Football (soccer), footballer who is currently the manager of the New Zealand national football team, New Zealand national under-23 football team, New Zealand U-23, and N ...

* Mark Burton * Tinol Christie * Harold Amaru * Hiro Labaste *

Teva Zaveroni Daniel Teva Zaveroni (born 10 October 1975) in Tahiti is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. He previously played for AS Taravao and AS Pirae. He currently plays for AS Pirae in the Tahiti Division Fédérale and the Tahiti national foot ...

* Edwin Rarai * Peter Roronamahava ;Own goal * Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand) * Heath Dickinson (playing against Fiji)

References

External links

Oceania Football

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