New Zealand need to beat Solomon Islands on Sunday to join Samoa and Fiji in the semi-finals of the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship.
New Zealand’s quarter-final kicks off at 3pm, and a win will see coach Leon Birnie’s team face either Cook Islands or Vanuatu in Wednesday’s semi-final.
At stake is an automatic qualification to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, a berth that awaits the winner of the OFC tournament being held in Fiji.
On Saturday, Samoa and Fiji won tightly-contested quarter-finals, with Samoa needing a penalty shootout to get past Tahiti.
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Results
Games played on Saturday July 1, 2023
Quarter-finals
Samoa 1 (Sariah Taeaoalii 45+1′)
Tahiti 1 (Krystal Vivish 79′ pen)
*Samoa won 4-3 on penalties
Fiji 1 (Emma Mereia 85′)
New Caledonia 0
Fixtures
Games to be played on Sunday July 2, 2023
Quarter-finals
New Zealand v Solomon Islands
HFC Stadium, Suva, 3pm (NZT)
Cook Islands v Vanuatu
HFC Stadium, Suva, 7pm (NZT)
Semi-finals
Games to be played on Wednesday July 5, 2023
Samoa v Fiji
HFC Stadium, Suva, 3pm (NZT)
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New Zealand or Solomon Islands v Cook Islands or Vanuatu
HFC Stadium, Suva, 7pm (NZT)
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Finals
Games to be played on Saturday July 8, 2023
Play-off for third place
HFC Stadium, Suva, 3pm (NZT)
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Final
HFC Stadium, Suva, 7pm (NZT)
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