New Zealand have been drawn to play New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and hosts Samoa in their group games at July’s OFC U-19 Men’s Championship.
The draw for the tournament was conducted at the OFC Home of Football ‘Te Kahu o Kiwa’ in Auckland on Tuesday March 5, 2024.
Former Solomon Islands captain Henry Fa’arodo drew the teams’ names from the pot, while presenter Andrew Dewhurst oversaw the draw.
Main photo: Henry Fa’arodo draws New Zealand’s name into Group B.
The OFC U-19s Men’s Championship will be held in Samoa from July 7-20, 2024.
The tournament will decide the nation that will represent Oceania at the 2025 FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup in Chile.
Group A at the OFC U-19s Men’s Championship will be decided between Fiji, Tahiti, Solomon Islands and the winner of a four-nation qualifying series.
Group A
- Fiji
- Tahiti
- Solomon Islands
- Qualifying winner
Group B
- New Zealand
- New Caledonia
- Samoa
- Papua New Guinea
Games to be streamed live and free on FIFA+
OFC have confirmed all games in the Championship and in the qualifying series will be streamed live and free by FIFA+.
Watch the draw
Qualifying series
The qualifying series for the OFC U-19s Men’s Championship will take place in Vanuatu from April 9-15, 2024.
Four teams will play in a single group, and the winner will qualify their place in Group A at the OFC U-19s Men’s Championship.
The tour teams to take part in the qualifying tournament are:
- Tonga
- Cook Islands
- Vanuatu
- American Samoa
Watch the qualifying tournament draw
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