2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup
The 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup, and they do it every four years. Different countries from Oceania took part in this tournament. It was the 9th time they had this competition. Originally, they were going to play the matches in July and August 2022. But they had to change the dates to January and February because of some schedule changes by the FIFA Women's International Match Calendar. Also, they had to move it because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, they decided to have the tournament in Fiji from 13th to 30th July 2022.[2][1][3]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Fiji |
City | Suva |
Dates | 13–30 July[1] |
Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Papua New Guinea (1st title) |
Runners-up | Fiji |
Third place | Solomon Islands |
Fourth place | Samoa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 49 (2.88 per match) |
Attendance | 10,260 (604 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Meagen Gunemba Ramona Padio Jayda Stewart (5 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Cema Nasau |
Best goalkeeper | Camille Andre |
Fair play award | Samoa |
This tournament was a way for teams in Oceania to try to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which was to take place in Australia and New Zealand. However, New Zealand, one of the countries in Oceania, didn't have to compete because they were hosting the World Cup, so they were automatically in.[4]
The team from Papua New Guinea won this special tournament and became the champions. It was the first time they won the OFC Women's Nations Cup.
Teams
changeTeam | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA rankingat start of event[5] |
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Cook Islands | 5th | Third place (2010, 2014) | 102 |
Fiji (H) | 5th | Runners-up (2018) | 69 |
New Caledonia | 3rd | Third place (1983) | 100 |
Papua New Guinea | 10th | Runners-up (2007, 2010, 2014) | 49 |
Samoa | 4th | Fourth place (2003) | 109 |
Solomon Islands | 3rd | Fourth place (2007, 2010) | 120 |
Tahiti | 3rd | Group stage (2010, 2018) | 104 |
Tonga | 5th | Third place (2007) | 92 |
Vanuatu | 2nd | Group stage (2010) | 121 |
Venue
changeAll the games where played in one place called the ANZ Stadium. This stadium is on an island called Viti Levu, in a town called Suva.
Suva | |
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ANZ Stadium | |
Capacity: 4,300 | |
Draw
changeOn 10th May, they had an event to decide which teams will play against each other in the first part of the competition. They put the teams into different groups. This was based on how well the FIFA rankings of 25 March.[6]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Papua New Guinea (49) Fiji (67) Tonga (92) | New Caledonia (99) Cook Islands (104) Tahiti (105) | Samoa (111) Solomon Islands (119) Vanuatu (121) |
Group stage
changeGroup A
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | Cook Islands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
3 | Tonga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Matches
changeSamoa vs Tonga
changeTonga vs Cook Islands
changeTonga | 1–1 | Cook Islands |
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Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
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Cook Islands vs Samoa
changeGroup B
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | Tahiti | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
3 | Vanuatu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Matches
changeVanuatu vs Papua New Guinea
changePapua New Guinea vs Tahiti
changeTahiti vs Vanuatu
changeGroup C
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Fiji (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
2 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | New Caledonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Matches
changeSolomon Islands vs Fiji
changeSolomon Islands | 1–1 | Fiji |
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Pegi 37' (pen.) | Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Kumar 22' |
Fiji vs New Caledonia
changeNew Caledonia vs Solomon Islands
changeNew Caledonia | 2–2 | Solomon Islands |
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Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Knockout stage
changeBracket
changeQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
23 July 2022 – Suva | ||||||||||
Samoa | 4 | |||||||||
27 July 2022 – Suva | ||||||||||
New Caledonia | 2 | |||||||||
Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
23 July 2022 – Suva | ||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | 3 | |||||||||
Papua New Guinea (p) | 3 (3) | |||||||||
30 July 2022 – Suva | ||||||||||
Tonga | 3 (2) | |||||||||
Papua New Guinea | 2 | |||||||||
24 July 2022 – Suva | ||||||||||
Fiji | 1 | |||||||||
Fiji | 2 | |||||||||
27 July 2022 – Suva | ||||||||||
Cook Islands | 0 | |||||||||
Fiji | 3 | |||||||||
24 July 2022 – Suva | ||||||||||
Solomon Islands | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
Tahiti | 0 | |||||||||
30 July 2022 – Suva | ||||||||||
Solomon Islands | 1 | |||||||||
Samoa | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Solomon Islands (p) | 1 (6) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
changeSamoa vs New Caledonia
changeSamoa | 4–2 | New Caledonia |
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Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) |
Uregei 45', 90' |
Papua New Guinea vs Tonga
changeFiji vs Cook Islands
changeFiji | 2–0 | Cook Islands |
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Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Tahiti vs Solomon Islands
changeSemi-finals
changeSamoa vs Papua New Guinea
changeFiji vs Solomon Islands
changeFiji | 3–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Third place match
changeSamoa | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Fischer 16' | Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
David 40' |
Penalties | ||
5–6 |
Final
changeGoalscorers
changeThere were 49 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Awards
change2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup winners |
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Papua New Guinea First title |
Award | Winner |
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Golden Ball | Cema Nasau |
Golden Boot | Meagen Gunemba
Ramona Padio Jayda Stewart |
Golden Glove | Camille Andre |
Fair Play | Samoa |
Qualified teams for FIFA Women's World Cup
changeOnly New Zealand got a spot to play in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup because they are hosting the tournament together Australia. They didn't have to qualify like the other teams.[14]
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup1 |
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New Zealand | 25 June 2020 | 5 (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
References
change- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "OFC Women's Nations Cup set down for July in Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 29 April 2022.
- ↑ "More calendar changes for 2021". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 December 2020.
- ↑ "OFC confirms schedule changes". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2021.
- ↑ "Australia and New Zealand selected as hosts of FIFA Women's World Cup 2023". FIFA. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "Women's Ranking". FIFA. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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- ↑ "Papua New Guinea v Tonga". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "Fiji v Cook Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "Tahiti v Solomon Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "Samoa v Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "Fiji v Solomon Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "Samoa v Solomon Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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