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, and took place in

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from 25 to 29 October 2014. The football tournament was organised by the Oceania Football Confederation. It was the tenth edition of the

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. New Zealand won the tournament without conceding a goal, thus winning their third straight edition and qualifying to the

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Hosts

Papua New Guinea and New Zealand had submitted a bid for the tournament. Papua New Guinea was chosen at the OFC Executive Committee on 29 March 2014. Papua New Guinea had hosted the 2007 edition previously.

Teams

All eleven OFC members were eligible to participate but only four entered teams.

Venue

Matches were originally to be played at the

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in Lae. However, the venue was later changed to the Kalabond Oval in

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Format

Teams played each other once in a round-robin tournament. The best placed team qualified to the 2015 FIFA World Cup.

Squads

Matches

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Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Goalscorers

New Zealand's Amber Hearn won the top scorer award for the second tournament in a row. ;7 goals * Amber Hearn ;5 goals * Helen Collins ;4 goals *

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;3 goals * Sarah Gregorius *

Annalie Longo Annalie Antonia Longo (born 1 July 1991) is an association football player who represents New Zealand at international level. She has played for Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League. From her time in the W-League with Mel ...

Rosie White Rosemary Eleanor Florence White (born 6 June 1993) is a New Zealand footballer who last played as a midfielder for OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League and the New Zealand national team. Club career In July 2015, White signed for E ...

;2 goals * Daisy Cleverley *

Betsy Hassett Betsy Doon Hassett (born 4 August 1990) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for the New Zealand women's national football team and New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix. She has previously played for ...

* Ria Percival * Rebekah Stott *

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;1 goal * Lee Maoate-Cox * Tepaeru Toka *

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* Sandra Birum * Heilala Loto'aniu

References

External links

OFC Women's Nations Cup 2014
oceaniafootball.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ofc Women's Nations Cup 2014 Women's Nations Cup

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