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would host the competition. The tournament was held from 27 October to 2 November. The winner qualified as the OFC representative at the

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. Solomon Islands were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title after defeating New Zealand in the final.

Teams

Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament. ;Did not enter * * *

Venue

The matches were played at the L'Arène du Sud in Païta.

Squads

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 6 May 2019 at the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams, Solomon Islands and New Zealand, were drawn into position 1 of Group A or B, and the bottom two ranked teams, American Samoa and Tonga, were drawn into position 4 of Group A or B, while the remaining teams were drawn into position 2 or 3 of Group A or B.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams enter the 5th–8th place play-offs. All times are local, NCT ( UTC+11).

Group A

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Group B

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5th–8th place play-offs

Tonga was not allowed to play the 5th-8th place play-offs because many players were diagnosed with

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. It is important to remember that this tournament was held during a measles outbreak.

Bracket (5th–8th place)

Play-off semi-finals

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Seventh place play-off

Fifth place play-off

Knockout stage

Bracket (1st–4th place)

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Winner qualifies for

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following team from OFC qualified for the

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¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Awards

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

References

External links

OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2019

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