2004 OFC Nations Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 29 May - 12 October |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Australia (4th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Solomon Islands |
| Third place |
 New Zealand |
| Fourth place |
 Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 69 (4.06 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Tim Cahill Vaughan Coveny (6 goals each) |
The 2004 OFC Nations Cup doubled as the qualification tournament to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, except the two-legged final (A separate playoff between Australia and Solomon Islands was held in September 2005, for World Cup Qualifying purposes).
The competition was divided in two Group stages (the first is the Qualifying Stage), with Australia and New Zealand seeded into the second stage (Final Stage). The Oceania champion (Australia) qualified for the 2005 Confederations Cup.
Qualifying round
The 10 teams in the first round were divided into two groups of five teams each. Within each group, every team played every other team once. The top two teams from each group then progressed to the second group stage, where they were joined by the two seeded teams.
Final tournament
The four surviving members (first and second place teams from each group in stage one) of the first stage joined the two seeded teams (Australia and New Zealand) and took part in a tournament where each team played every other once in a tournament held in Adelaide, Australia.
As this doubled as the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup, the top two teams from the second group stage progressed to a two-legged final to determine the winner of the OFC Nations Cup. These two games on home-and-away basis was separate from World Cup qualifying.
The top two teams from this stage also progressed to the final stage of the 2006 Oceania World Cup qualifying tournament.
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Australia and the Solomon Islands progressed to the final stage.
31 May 2004 |
| Australia |
9 – 0 |  Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
Cahill  14', 47'Skoko 43'Simon 44' (o.g.)Sterjovski 51', 61', 74'Zdrilic 85'Chipperfield 89' |
Report |
4 June 2004 |
| New Zealand |
10 – 0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Coveny 6', 38', 45' Fisher 16', 22', 63'Jones 72'Oughton 74'Nelsen 82', 87' |
Report |
Final round
The final of the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup was a two-legged home and away final between the top two teams from the second group stage.
9 October 2004 |
| Solomon Islands |
1 – 5 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Batram Suri 60' |
Report | Skoko 5', 28' Milicic 19'Emerton 43'Elrich 79' |
12 October 2004 |
| Australia |
6 – 0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Milicic 5' Kewell 8'Vidmar 60'Thompson 79'Elrich 82'Emerton 89' |
Report |
Australia won 11–1 on aggregate and became the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup Champions. They also qualified for the 2005 Confederations Cup.
Although the second round of 2004 OFC Nations Cup doubled the second round of 2006 FIFA World Cup Oceanian qualification, the final play-off for the World Cup was held separately. Australia defeated Solomon Islands again, winning 9–1 on aggregate, and advanced to a play-off against the CONMEBOL (South American) nation Uruguay.
Individual scorers (final stage)
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Marco Bresciano
- Scott Chipperfield
- Harry Kewell
- Archie Thompson
- Tony Vidmar
- David Zdrilic
- Laisiasa Gataurua
- Che Bunce
- Neil Jones
- Aaron Lines
- Henry Fa'arodo
- Mahlon Houkarawa
- Paul Kakai
- Gabriel Wajoka
- Axel Temataua
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Lexa Bibi - Richard Iwai
- Jean Maleb
- Seimata Chilia
- Alphose Qorig
- Own goals
- Vincent Simon (for Australia)
Individual scorers (both stages)
External links
- RSSF. Accessed 21 February 2010.
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