2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round

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
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
Solomon Islands 2–0 New Caledonia
Omokirio 10'
G. Suri 42'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
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
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+'
Attendance: 500
Samoa 4–0 American Samoa
Bryce 12'
Fasavalu 30', 53'
Michael 66' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 500
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
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
Samoa 0–3 Vanuatu
Report Mermer 13'
Chilia 55'
Maleb 57'
Attendance: 650
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
Samoa 0–4 Fiji
Report Toma 17'
Sabutu 52'
Masinisau 82'
Rokotakala 84'
Attendance: 450
Fiji 0–3 Vanuatu
Report Thomsen 45+'
Lauru 63', 65'
Attendance: 200

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.