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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| year = 2008
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| dates = {{nowrap|17 October 2007 – 19 November 2008}}
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 1
| venues = 5
| cities = 5
| champion = NZL
| count = 4
| second = NCL
| second-flagvar = french
| third = FIJ
| fourth = VAN
| matches = 12
| goals = 39
| attendance = {{#expr:6000 + 8000 + 1500 + 2500 + 1000 + 4000 + 2700 + 3000 + 2589 + 1200 + 8000 + 4500}}
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|NZL}} [[Shane Smeltz]]<br>(8 goals)
| player =
| updated =
| prevseason         = [[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004]]
| nextseason         = [[2012 OFC Nations Cup|2012]]
}}
The '''2008 OFC Nations Cup''' was the eighth edition of the [[OFC Nations Cup]] and the first under a new format. It took place as a series of as a home-and-away round-robin tournament on FIFA match dates in 2007 and 2008. Doubling as the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|qualification tournament]] for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], the tournament was substantially different from earlier editions: [[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004 champions]] [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] did not compete after leaving the [[Oceania Football Confederation]] for the [[Asian Football Confederation]] and for the first time since the [[1996 OFC Nations Cup]], no fixed venue was used. Unlike the [[2004 OFC Nations Cup]], which had featured six teams from the [[Oceania Football Confederation]], the 2008 tournament had just four.

The cup was won by [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]], who as a result qualified for the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in [[South Africa]] and the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|World Cup qualifying play-off]] with the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|Asian]] 5th-placed team, [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]], in which New Zealand were successful.

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==Participating teams==
{{Main|Men's football at the 2007 South Pacific Games}}

The four qualified teams for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup were:

*{{fb|NZL}} (automatic qualifier)
*{{fb|NCL|french}} (gold medalists at the [[Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games|2007 South Pacific Games]])
*{{fb|FIJ}} (silver medalists at the [[Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games|2007 South Pacific Games]])
*{{fb|VAN}} (bronze medalists at the [[Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games|2007 South Pacific Games]])

==Squads==
:''See [[2008 OFC Nations Cup squads]]''

== Final tournament ==
=== Ranking ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_matches = yes
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=y

|team1=NZL|name_NZL={{fb|NZL}}|short_NZL={{fbicon|NZL}}
|team2=NCL|name_NCL={{fb|NCL|french}}|short_NCL={{fbicon|NCL|french}}
|team3=FIJ|name_FIJ={{fb|FIJ}}|short_FIJ={{fbicon|FIJ}}
|team4=VAN|name_VAN={{fb|VAN}}|short_VAN={{fbicon|VAN}}
|win_NZL=5|draw_NZL=0|loss_NZL=1|gf_NZL=14|ga_NZL=5|status_NZL=C
|win_NCL=2|draw_NCL=2|loss_NCL=2|gf_NCL=12|ga_NCL=10
|win_FIJ=2|draw_FIJ=1|loss_FIJ=3|gf_FIJ=8|ga_FIJ=11
|win_VAN=1|draw_VAN=1|loss_VAN=4|gf_VAN=5|ga_VAN=13

|col_A=#BBF3FF|text_A={{nowrap|Advance to [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)|AFC–OFC play-off]]}}
|result1=A

|matches_style=FBR

|match_FIJ_NCL=[[#Fiji v New Caledonia|3–3]]
|match_FIJ_NZL=[[#Fiji v New Zealand|0–2]]
|match_FIJ_VAN=[[#Fiji v Vanuatu|2–0]]

|match_NCL_FIJ=[[#New Caledonia v Fiji|4–0]]
|match_NCL_NZL=[[#New Caledonia v New Zealand|1–3]]
|match_NCL_VAN=[[#New Caledonia v Vanuatu|3–0]]

|match_NZL_FIJ=[[#New Zealand v Fiji|0–2]]
|match_NZL_NCL=[[#New Zealand v New Caledonia|3–0]]
|match_NZL_VAN=[[#New Zealand v Vanuatu|4–1]]

|match_VAN_FIJ=[[#Vanuatu v Fiji|2–1]]
|match_VAN_NCL=[[#Vanuatu v New Caledonia|1–1]]
|match_VAN_NZL=[[#Vanuatu v New Zealand|1–2]]

|update=complete|source=<ref name="soccer365 OFC 2010">{{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2010, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/740/2010/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>
}}</onlyinclude>

=== Results ===
{{football box
|id = Fiji v New Zealand
|date = 17 October 2007
|time = 16:00 [[UTC+12]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 0–2
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608163555/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300033713/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NZL}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Ivan Vicelich|Vicelich]] {{goal|37}}<br />[[Shane Smeltz|Smeltz]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium = [[Churchill Park (Lautoka)|Churchill Park]], [[Lautoka]]
|attendance = 6,000
|referee = [[Jair Marrufo]] ([[United States Soccer Federation|USA]]) }}
----
{{football box
|id = Vanuatu v New Zealand
|date = 17 November 2007
|time = 14:00 [[UTC+11]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|VAN}}
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120721024324/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300033710/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NZL}}
|goals1 = [[Jean Naprapol|Naprapol]] {{goal|32}}
|goals2 = [[Shane Smeltz|Smeltz]] {{goal|53}}<br />[[David Mulligan|Mulligan]] {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium = [[Korman Stadium]], [[Port Vila]]
|attendance = 8,000
|referee = [[Job Minan]] ([[Papua New Guinea Football Association|Papua New Guinea]]) }}

{{football box
|id = Fiji v New Caledonia
|date = 17 November 2007
|time = 15:00 [[UTC+12]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 3–3
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608181220/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300033712/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NCL|french}}
|goals1 = [[Valerio Nawatu|Nawatu]] {{goal|2}}<br />[[Osea Vakatalesau|Vakatalesau]] {{goal|27||86}}
|goals2 = [[Ramon Gjamaci|Gjamaci]] {{goal|66}}<br />[[Mael Kaudre|Kaudre]] {{goal|83}}<br />[[Michel Hmaé|M. Hmaé]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium = [[Govind Park]], [[Ba (town)|Ba]]
|attendance = 1,500
|referee = [[Peter O'Leary (referee)|Peter O'Leary]] ([[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]]) }}
----
{{football box
|id = New Zealand v Vanuatu
|date = 21 November 2007
|time = 19:00 [[UTC+13]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 4–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120720054027/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300033715/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|VAN}}
|goals1 = [[David Mulligan|Mulligan]] {{goal|17||81}}<br />[[Shane Smeltz|Smeltz]] {{goal|29|pen.|34}}
|goals2 = Sakama {{goal|50}}
|stadium = [[Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
|attendance = 2,500
|referee = Averii Jacques ([[Fédération Tahitienne de Football|Tahiti]]) }}

{{football box
|id = New Caledonia v Fiji
|date = 21 November 2007
|time = 19:00 [[UTC+11]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NCL|french}}
|score = 4–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608181210/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300033711/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|FIJ}}
|goals1 = [[Pierre Wajoka|Wajoka]] {{goal|29|pen.}} <br> [[Michel Hmaé|M. Hmaé]] {{goal|32||61}} <br> [[Marius Mapou|Mapou]] {{goal|64}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stade Numa-Daly Magenta]], [[Noumea]]
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = [[Matthew Breeze]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]]) }}
----
{{football box
|id = Vanuatu v New Caledonia
|date = 14 June 2008
|time = 14:00 [[UTC+11]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|VAN}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120528225903/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300035734/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NCL|french}}
|goals1 = Mermer {{goal|77}}
|goals2 = [[Ramon Djamali|Djamali]] {{goal|73}}
|stadium = [[Korman Stadium]], [[Port Vila]]
|attendance = 4,000
|referee = [[Rakesh Varman]] ([[Fiji Football Association|Fiji]]) }}
----
{{football box
|id = New Caledonia v Vanuatu
|date = 21 June 2008
|time = 15:00 [[UTC+11]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NCL|french}}
|score = 3–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120529001751/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300035733/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|VAN}}
|goals1 = [[Pierre Wajoka|Wajoka]] {{goal|36}} <br> [[Michel Hmaé|M. Hmaé]] {{goal|60}} <br> [[Patrick Diaike|Diaike]] {{goal|87}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stade Numa-Daly Magenta]], [[Noumea]]
|attendance = 2,700
|referee = [[Michael Hester]] ([[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]]) }}
----
{{football box
|id = Fiji v Vanuatu
|date = 6 September 2008
|time = 15:00 [[UTC+12]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120601052837/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300035731/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|VAN}}
|goals1 = [[Salesh Kumar|Kumar]] {{goal|7}}<br> [[Maciu Dunadamu|Dunadamu]] {{goal|87}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Govind Park]], [[Ba (town)|Ba]]
|attendance = 3,000
|referee = [[Job Minan]] ([[Papua New Guinea Football Association|Papua New Guinea]]) }}

{{football box
|id = New Caledonia v New Zealand
|date = 6 September 2008
|time = 17:00 [[UTC+11]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NCL|french}}
|score = 1–3
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120721034901/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300035732/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NZL}}
|goals1 = [[Michel Hmaé|M. Hmaé]] {{goal|55}}
|goals2 = [[Ben Sigmund|Sigmund]] {{goal|16}}<br /> [[Shane Smeltz|Smeltz]] {{goal|65||75}}
|stadium = [[Stade Numa-Daly Magenta]], [[Noumea]]
|attendance = 2,589
|referee = [[Rakesh Varman]] ([[Fiji Football Association|Fiji]]) }}
----
{{football box
|id = Vanuatu v Fiji
|date = 10 September 2008
|time = 14:00 [[UTC+11]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|VAN}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120601143309/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300035729/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|FIJ}}
|goals1 = Sakama {{goal|59}}<br />[[Derek Malas|Malas]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 = [[Maciu Dunadamu|Dunadamu]] {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium = [[Korman Stadium]], [[Port Vila]]
|attendance = 1,200
|referee = [[Peter O'Leary (referee)|Peter O'Leary]] ([[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]]) }}

{{football box
|id = New Zealand v New Caledonia
|date = 10 September 2008
|time = 19:30 [[UTC+12]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 3–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120721085330/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300035730/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NCL|french}}
|goals1 = [[Shane Smeltz|Smeltz]] {{goal|49||76}} <br /> [[Jeremy Christie|Christie]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[North Harbour Stadium]], [[Auckland]]
|attendance = 8,000
|referee = [[Norbert Hauata]] ([[Fédération Tahitienne de Football|Tahiti]]) }}
----
{{football box
|id = New Zealand v Fiji
|date = 19 November 2008
|time = 18:00 [[UTC+12]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 0–2
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110416025345/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300036893/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|FIJ}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Roy Krishna|Krishna]] {{goal|63||90}}
|stadium = [[Churchill Park (Lautoka)|Churchill Park]], [[Lautoka]] ([[Fiji]]) <br>{{#tag:ref|The New Zealand vs Fiji match was originally scheduled for 13 October 2007, but was postponed by [[FIFA]] after Fijian goalkeeper [[Simione Tamanisau]] was denied a visa by the New Zealand immigration authorities. The match was first rescheduled to be played in the neutral country of [[Samoa]],<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/breaking-news-new-zealand-vs-fiji-match-no-go Media Statement: New Zealand vs Fiji Match], Oceania Football Confederation. Accessed 2009-09-09.  [https://web.archive.org/web/20090611060912/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/breaking-news-new-zealand-vs-fiji-match-no-go Archived] 2009-09-11.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071014152134/http://fifa.com/worldcup/media/newsid=614454.html#fifa+cancels+new+zealand+fiji FIFA cancels New Zealand-Fiji], FIFA.com</ref> but subsequently moved again to [[Fiji]].<ref>[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/new-zealand-to-finish-world-cup-qualifying-campaign-in-fiji New Zealand to finish World Cup qualifying campaign in Fiji] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002065247/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/new-zealand-to-finish-world-cup-qualifying-campaign-in-fiji |date=2008-10-02 }}, Oceania Football Confederation.</ref>|group="note"|name="new zealand v fiji"}}
|attendance = 4,500
|referee = [[Lencie Fred]] ([[Vanuatu Football Federation|Vanuatu]])}}

=== Notes ===
<references group="note" />
<br>
{{winners|fb|2008 OFC Nations Cup winners|New Zealand|Fourth}}

==Goalscorers==
{{Goalscorers
|goals=39 |matches=12

|8 goals=
*{{fbicon|NZL}} [[Shane Smeltz]] 

|5 goals=
*{{fbicon|NCL|french}} [[Michel Hmaé]] 

|3 goals=
*{{fbicon|NZL}} [[David Mulligan]] 

|2 goals=
*{{fbicon|FIJ}} [[Maciu Dunadamu]] 
*{{fbicon|FIJ}} [[Roy Krishna]] 
*{{fbicon|FIJ}} [[Osea Vakatalesau]] 
*{{fbicon|NCL|french}} [[Pierre Wajoka]] 
*{{fbicon|VAN}} Francois Sakama 

|1 goal=
*{{fbicon|FIJ}} [[Salesh Kumar]] 
*{{fbicon|FIJ}} [[Valerio Nawatu]] 
*{{fbicon|NCL|french}} [[Patrick Diaike]]
*{{fbicon|NCL|french}} [[Ramon Djamali]] 
*{{fbicon|NCL|french}} [[Ramon Gjamaci]] 
*{{fbicon|NCL|french}} [[Mael Kaudre]] 
*{{fbicon|NCL|french}} [[Marius Mapou]] 
*{{fbicon|NZL}} [[Jeremy Christie]] 
*{{fbicon|NZL}} [[Ben Sigmund]] 
*{{fbicon|NZL}} [[Ivan Vicelich]] 
*{{fbicon|VAN}} [[Derek Malas]] 
*{{fbicon|VAN}} Etienne Mermer 
*{{fbicon|VAN}} [[Jean Nako Naprapol]] 
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091006200422/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/08oc.html RSSSF].  Accessed 21 February 2010.

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