1998 OFC U-20 Championship

1998 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Samoa
Dates 15 August - 24 August
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions  Australia (9th title)
Runners-up  Fiji
Third place  New Zealand
Fourth place  Solomon Islands

The OFC U-20 Championship 1998 was held in Apia, Samoa. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group Stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3300180+189
 Fiji 3201113+86
 Samoa 3102112–113
 Tonga 3003116–150


15 August Australia  2–0  Fiji
Samoa  1–0  Tonga
18 August Australia  8–0  Tonga
Fiji  4–0  Samoa
20 August Samoa  0–8  Australia
Tonga  1–7  Fiji

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Solomon Islands 3210240+247
 New Zealand 3210160+167
 Vanuatu 3102159+63
 American Samoa 3003046–460


15 August New Zealand  8–0  Vanuatu
American Samoa  0–23  Solomon Islands
17 August New Zealand  8–0  American Samoa
Vanuatu  0–1  Solomon Islands
19 August New Zealand  0–0  Solomon Islands
American Samoa  0–15  Vanuatu

Semifinals

22 August 1998 (1998-08-22)
Australia  3 – 2
(aet)
 New Zealand

22 August 1998 (1998-08-22)
Solomon Islands  1 – 2  Fiji


Third Place Match

24 August 1998 (1998-08-24)
New Zealand  2 – 1  Solomon Islands


Final

24 August 1998 (1998-08-24)
Australia  2 – 0  Fiji
Simon Colosimo  39', 78'
 1998 OFC U-20 Championship 

Australia
Ninth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The tournament winner qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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