2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round

First round of the OFC qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification first round for Oceania.

Participating teams

The below 10 teams were divided in two groups of five teams each, and played against each other once. The two teams with most points in each group advanced to the Second round.

New Caledonia was not a member of FIFA at the time of the draw, and only joined FIFA when its participation in the first round, and in the 2006 World Cup qualifications, had ended.[1]

Matches

Group 1

All matches were held in Honiara, Solomon Islands (UTC+11)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Solomon Islands (H) 4 3 1 0 14 1 +13 10 Advance to 2004 OFC Nations Cup — 1–1 2–0 6–0 5–0
2  Tahiti 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8 — — 0–0 2–0 2–0
3  New Caledonia 4 2 1 1 16 2 +14 7 — — — 8–0 8–0
4  Tonga 4 1 0 3 2 17 −15 3 — — — — 2–1
5  Cook Islands 4 0 0 4 1 17 −16 0 — — — — —
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Solomon Islands 6–0 Tonga
Fa'arodo 12', 30', 77'
Maemae 62', 76'
Samani 79'		 Report
Attendance: 12,385
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
Tahiti 2–0 Cook Islands
Temataua 2'
Moretta 80'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)
Solomon Islands 5–0 Cook Islands
Waita 21'
Omokirio 27'
Samani 45'
Maemae 70'
Leslie 81'		 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Tahiti 0–0 New Caledonia
Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
Tonga 2–1 Cook Islands
Uhatahi 46'
Vaitaki 61'		 Report Pareanga 59'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Salaiau Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
Solomon Islands 2–0 New Caledonia
Omokirio 10'
G. Suri 42'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
New Caledonia 8–0 Cook Islands
P. Wajoka 3'
M. Hmae 20', 40', 42', 52', 85'
Djamali 25'
J. Hmae 35'		 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)
Tahiti 2–0 Tonga
G. Wajoka 1'
Temataua 78'		 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Salaiau Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
New Caledonia 8–0 Tonga
J. Hmae 4'
Poatinda 26', 42', 79'
M. Hmae 45'
P. Wajoka 54', 58'
Kaumé 72'		 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Solomon Islands 1–1 Tahiti
B. Suri 80' Report Simon 30'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)

Group 2

All games were held in Apia, Samoa

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vanuatu 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 10 Advance to 2004 OFC Nations Cup — — — — —
2  Fiji 4 3 0 1 19 5 +14 9 0–3 — 4–2 — 11–0
3  Papua New Guinea 4 2 1 1 17 6 +11 7 1–1 — — — —
4  Samoa (H) 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 3 0–3 0–4 1–4 — 4–0
5  American Samoa 4 0 0 4 1 34 −33 0 1–9 — 0–10 — —
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Papua New Guinea 1–1 Vanuatu
Wasi 73' Report Lauru 90+'
Samoa 4–0 American Samoa
Bryce 12'
Fasavalu 30', 53'
Michael 66' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Michael Afu (Solomon Islands)
American Samoa 1–9 Vanuatu
Natia 39' Report Qorig 30' (pen.), 45'
Mermer 37', 56', 90+'
Poida 55'
Chilia 65'
Maleb 80', 90+'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)
Fiji 4–2 Papua New Guinea
Rabo 24'
Toma 45+'
Gataurua 78'
Rokotakala 90'		 Report Davani 12'
Komboi 44'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)
Fiji 11–0 American Samoa
Toma 7', 11', 16'
Vulivuli 24'
Rokotakala 32', 34'
Sabutu 45+', 81'
Masinisau 60'
Gataurua 75', 77'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)
Samoa 0–3 Vanuatu
Report Mermer 13'
Chilia 55'
Maleb 57'
American Samoa 0–10 Papua New Guinea
Report Davani 23', 24', 40', 79'
A. Lepani 26', 28', 64'
Wasi 34'
Komboi 37'
Lohai 71'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Michael Afu (Solomon Islands)
Samoa 0–4 Fiji
Report Toma 17'
Sabutu 52'
Masinisau 82'
Rokotakala 84'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)
Fiji 0–3 Vanuatu
Report Thomsen 45+'
Lauru 63', 65'
Samoa 1–4 Papua New Guinea
Michael 69' Report Davani 16'
A. Lepani 37'
N. Lepani 55'
Komeng 68'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)

Goalscorers

There were 96 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "New Caledonia joins the world football community". FIFA.com. 24 May 2004. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.