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. The six participating teams were
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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
who qualified as of right, the
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and
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
who qualified from the
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Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austr ...
who qualified from the
Polynesia Cup The Polynesia Cup was a football tournament for Polynesian nations within the Oceania Football Confederation. It acted along with the Melanesia Cup as a qualifying tournament for the OFC Nations Cup The OFC Nations Cup is an international as ...
. 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
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and was replaced by Vanuatu.


Qualification


2000 Melanesia Cup

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and
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
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Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
were replaced by
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
due to civil unrest taking place in Fiji.


2000 Polynesia Cup

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qualified.


Venue


Squads

:''See 2000 OFC Nations Cup squads''.


Group stage


Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage


Semi-finals

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Third place match


Final


Goalscorers

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Clayton Zane Clayton Zane (born 12 July 1977) is an Australian association football coach and former player, who played as a striker. In the 2001 season, he was the top scorer and awarded the Kniksen award as Striker of the Year in Norway. He earned 14 cap ...
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Kevin Muscat Kevin Vincent Muscat (born 7 August 1973) is an Australian former association football player and the current manager of Yokohama F. Marinos. As a player, he represented the Australia national team at international level winning 46 caps and sco ...
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David Zdrilic David Allen Zdrilic ( hr, Zdrilić; born 13 April 1974) is an Australian association football, soccer coach and former player, who is currently the assistant coach of Serie A club Genoa_C.F.C., Genoa. Zdrilic is also a football presenter on the ...
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Paul Agostino Paul Agostino (born 9 June 1975) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played the majority of his club football outside Australia, most notably with 1860 Munich in Germany for ten years. He played 18 times f ...
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Chris Killen Christopher John Killen (born 8 October 1981) is a former New Zealand international footballer. Killen grew up in Wellington and played his club football for Miramar Rangers. After a trial with Manchester City, he joined City's youth academy. ...
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Simon Elliott Simon John Elliott (born 10 June 1974, in Wellington) is a retired New Zealand International footballer who most recently served as head coach of USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC. Semi-professional and college career Elliott play ...
* Commins Menapi *
Gideon Omokirio Gideon Omokirio (born 12 October 1976 in Honiara) is a Solomon Islands football (soccer), footballer who is the current Coach of Isabel Frigates in the current ongoing Solomon Cup 2020. His brother Eddie Omokirio, Eddie was also active ...
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Richard Iwai Richard Iwai (born 15 March 1979, Vanuatu) is a former Vanuatuan international footballer who played most of his career for Tafea as a forward. He's currently assistant coach of Ifira Black Bird and the head coach of the Vanuatu under-23 te ...
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Danny Tiatto Daniele Amadeo Tiatto (born 22 May 1973) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a winger and left back, He notably played for Manchester City joining the club in 1998 whilst the club were playing in the third level of English foo ...
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Pablo Cardozo Pablo Cardozo (born 23 December 1972) is a former Australian soccer striker. Career Cardozo played mostly in Australia, but also had unsuccessful spells in Europe and also played in New Zealand with Waitakere United. Cardozo signed with the ...
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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 ...
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Shaun Murphy Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Snooker Championship, 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight Cue stick, cue action and his lo ...
* Stan Lazaridis *
Steve Corica Stephen Christopher Corica ( born 24 March 1973) is an Australian association football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Australian club Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful attacking midfielder during his playing ...
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Tony Popovic Tony Popovic (born 4 July 1973) is an Australian association football manager and former player. He is the current manager of A-League club Melbourne Victory. As a player Popovic's usual position was centre-back. Starting in 1989 at Sydney Unit ...
* Daniel Shepherd * Chris Jackson * Jonathan Perry *
Kris Bouckenooghe Christian "Kris" Bouckenooghe (born 7 February 1977) is a retired New Zealand association football player of Belgium, Belgian and Cook Islands Maori, Cook Island Māori descent. He played as a defender (football), defender, mostly in the lower ...
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Batram Suri Batram Suri (born 2 November 1971) is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who played as either a striker or a midfielder. As one of the few Solomon Islandsers he played club football in New Zealand. He has almost 50 caps for the national t ...
* Henry Kotto *
Jack Samani Jack Samani (born 7 May 1979) is a Solomon Islands footballer. Samani plays as a winger for his current club PRK Hekari United in the Papua New Guinea National Club Championship after leaving Marist F.C in his native Solomon Islands. He has a ...
* Harold Amaru * Jean-Loup Rousseau * Georgina Tura * Jimmy Ben * Lexa Bibi ;Own goal *
Gideon Omokirio Gideon Omokirio (born 12 October 1976 in Honiara) is a Solomon Islands football (soccer), footballer who is the current Coach of Isabel Frigates in the current ongoing Solomon Cup 2020. His brother Eddie Omokirio, Eddie was also active ...
(playing against Australia)


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