| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 September 1996 – 29 November 1997 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 85 (3.86 per match) |
| Attendance | 99,533 (4,524 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (7 goals) |
←1994 2002 → | |
| OFC Qualifiers |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the1998 FIFA World Cupqualification rounds for theOceanian zone (OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
There would be three rounds of play:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Second round | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Play-off | — | — | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel | Report | Rukumana |
| Solomon Islands | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Berry | Report | Naukoot |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Play-off | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Tonga | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moleni | Report |
| Western Samoa | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tapunuu Palusami | Report | Stenter |
| Tonga | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vane | Report |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonga | 0–13 | 0–4 | 0–9 |
Solomon Islands won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 12 | Final round | — | 13–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 4 | 2–6 | — | 4–1 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Australia | 13–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mori Aloisi Foster Tapai Bosnich | Report |
| Solomon Islands | 2–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peli Suri | Report | Slater Arnold Kaierea Tapai Vidmar |
| Tahiti | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rousseau | Report | Kwaomae |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Final round | — | 5–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Fiji | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jackson |
| New Zealand | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Coveny Rufer Elliott Stevens | Report |
| New Zealand | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rufer Coveny Viljoen van Steeden | Report |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | Driu |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New Zealand | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Australia |
| Australia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zelić Arnold | Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Australia | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New Zealand |
Australia won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to theAFC–OFC inter-confederation play-off.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3–3 (a) | 1–1 | 2–2 |
There were 85 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal