Tournament details | |
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Host country | Australia |
Dates | 25 September – 4 October |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Australia |
Third place | Fiji |
Fourth place | Tahiti |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 52 (5.2 per match) |
Attendance | 20,200 (2,020 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Damian Mori (10 goals) |
← 1996 2000 → |
The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1–0 in the final, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place.[1]