2016 OFC Nations Cup final
Event | 2016 OFC Nations Cup | ||||||
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After extra time New Zealand won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
Date | 11 June 2016 | ||||||
Venue | Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby | ||||||
Referee | Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) | ||||||
Attendance | 13,000 | ||||||
The 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final was a football match that took place on 11 June 2016 at the
It was contested between
Neither team managed to score in 90 minutes so the game went to
Background
New Zealand were playing in their 5th OFC Nations Cup final, having won in
The two nations had met in official FIFA matches four times before the 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final.[6] The first two matches were in 1997 as part of the second round of Oceanian 1988 FIFA World Cup qualification.[6] The first game was in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and Papua New Guinea won 1–0 with Francis Niakuam scoring the winning goal.[7] In the return match held in Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand won 7–0.[7] New Zealand ended up topping the qualification group and progressing to the final stage while Papua New Guinea finished bottom of the group.[8] The third match between the two nations was in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup and New Zealand won 9–1.[6] The fourth and most recent game between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea before the 2016 OFC Nations Cup final, was in Group B of the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand won 2–1 and that meant they led the head-to-head record between themselves and Papua New Guinea 3–1 before the 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final.[6]
Route to the final
New Zealand | Round | Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||
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3–1 | Match 1 | ![]() |
1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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5–0 | Match 2 | ![]() |
2–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1–0 | Match 3 | ![]() |
8–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group B winners | Final standings | Group A winners
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Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1–0 | Semi-finals | ![]() |
2–1 |
Match
Details
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New Zealand[10]
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Papua New Guinea[10]
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Assistant referees:[9]
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Match rules[11]
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References
- ^ FIFA.com. Archived from the originalon 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Oceanian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Oceanian Nations Cup 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "2016 OFC Nations Cup – New Zealand triumphant". EM TV. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "World Cup qualifying: Papua New Guinea claim final place in third round". ESPN FC. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Papua New Guinea national football team: record v New Zealand". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ a b "1998 FIFA World Cup France Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "World Cup 1998 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Match Summary, Final: New Zealand – Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "NZL 4–2 PNG (PSO)". OceaniaFootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2019.