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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 change
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA rankingat start of event[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
 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 change
All 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 | |
|---|---|
| ANZ Stadium | |
| Capacity: 4,300 | |
|
Draw change
On 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 change
Group A change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 change
Samoa vs Tonga change
Tonga vs Cook Islands change
Tonga  | 1–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
|
Cook Islands vs Samoa change
Group B change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 change
Vanuatu vs Papua New Guinea change
Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti change
Tahiti vs Vanuatu change
Group C change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 change
Solomon Islands vs Fiji change
Solomon Islands  | 1–1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
Pegi  37' (pen.) |
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Kumar 22' |
Fiji vs New Caledonia change
New Caledonia vs Solomon Islands change
New Caledonia  | 2–2 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Knockout stage change
Bracket change
| Quarter-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 change
Samoa vs New Caledonia change
Samoa  | 4–2 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) |
Uregei 45', 90' |
Papua New Guinea vs Tonga change
Fiji vs Cook Islands change
Fiji  | 2–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Tahiti vs Solomon Islands change
Semi-finals change
Samoa vs Papua New Guinea change
Fiji vs Solomon Islands change
| Fiji | 3–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
Third place match change
| Samoa | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Fischer 16' |
Report (FIFA) Report (OFC) |
David 40' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–6 | ||
Final change
Goalscorers change
There 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 change
| 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup winners |
|---|
 Papua New Guinea First title |
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Cema Nasau
|
| Golden Boot | Meagen Gunemba
|
| Golden Glove | Camille Andre
|
| Fair Play | Samoa
|
Qualified teams for FIFA Women's World Cup change
Only 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 |
|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
25 June 2020 | 5 (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
References change
- ↑ 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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