The second OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2008 determined the

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's berth for the 2008 Beijing Olympic football tournament.

First stage

Nine women's teams participated in the first stage, held as the

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. from August 25 to September 7. The winning team, Papua New Guinea, progressed to the second round to play New Zealand.

Participating teams

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Second stage

The second stage was a play-off between New Zealand and the stage 1 winner. It was apparently planned as a two match play-off, but was eventually played over just one game. New Zealand won the match 2–0 and progressed to the Beijing Olympics.

References

Football qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics

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