2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup

2024 OFC Nations Cup
  • Coupe d'Océanie des nations 2024
  • 2024 ओएफसी नेशंस कप
Tournament details
Host countriesFiji
Vanuatu
Dates15–30 June
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-up Vanuatu
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored46 (3.54 per match)
Attendance41,400 (3,185 per match)
Top scorer(s)Fiji Roy Krishna (5 goals)
Best player(s)New Zealand Liberato Cacace
Best young playerNew Zealand Finn Surman
Best goalkeeperNew Zealand Max Crocombe
Fair play award New Zealand
← 2020
2016
2028 →

The 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup was the 11th edition of the OFC Men's Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was played between 15 and 30 June 2024 in Fiji and Vanuatu.[1] The defending champions were New Zealand from the 2016 edition; the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] New Caledonia withdrew a few days before the start of the competition citing riots in the country, and the tournament played with seven teams.

A total of 13 matches were played, in which 46 goals were scored, at an average of 3.54 goals per match. Attendance at all stages of the tournament reached 41,400, averaging 3,185 viewers per match. The biggest score recorded in the tournament was 9–1 when Fiji defeated Samoa on the second day of Group B.[3][4]

New Zealand won the title for the sixth time in their history, after beating co-hosts Vanuatu in the final match with a score of 3–0,[5] so the All Whites successfully defended their title.[6] Tahiti secured third place after beating Fiji in the third place match, which placed them fourth. Fijian Roy Krishna finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals.[7] New Zealander Liberato Cacace also won the best player award,[8] while his compatriot Max Crocombe won the best goalkeeper award.[9] New Zealand also won the fair play award.[10]

  1. ^ "OFC competitions calendar confirmed for 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. December 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "OFC Nations Cup 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football. 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Samoa vs Fiji: live 19 june 2024. Team News, Preview, Lineups, Streaming, Sopcast | Soccer365". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  4. ^ "FULL TIME: Fiji has put on a clinic against Samoa to book their spot in the semi-finals of the OFC Men's Nations Cup". X (formerly Twitter). 22 June 2024.
  5. ^ "New Zealand vs Vanuatu: live 29 june 2024. Team News, Preview, Lineups, Streaming, Sopcast | Soccer365". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  6. ^ "New Zealand win record sixth OFC Nations Cup title". FIFA.com. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Roy Krishna wins Golden Boot award in OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024". indiansuperleague. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ^ friendsoffootballnz_irqgpj (2024-06-30). "All Whites skipper Liberato Cacace named best player at OFC Men's Nations Cup". Friends of Football. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  9. ^ "0 goals conceded, Congratulations to shot-stopper Max Crocombe for winning the OFC Nations Cup Golden Glove". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  10. ^ "It's awards time! Here's who stood out at the OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 30 June 2024 – via X.