by Dario Focardi
The OFC Executive Committee’s finally confirmed that the OFC Nations Cup will take place in New Zealand. In particulare the games will be held in Auckland from the 6th of June and the 20th of June. The Kiwis are the holders of the title. They won the last OFC Nations Cup that took place in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in 2016. They defeated the host nation only at the penalty shootout. New Zealand will host the OFC Nations Cup after 18 years. A very long time for the leading nation of the oceanian football movement.
In this new Nations Cup they’re will be 8 who will compete to win the title. 7 teams are automatically qualified: New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The last team will be decided in a qualifying round that will starts the 21st and ends the 27th March 2020 at the CIFA Academy in Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands. 4 teams will partecipate: the hosts, Cook Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga.
This will be the competion format: 8 teams / 4 teams in 2 group / the first 2 teams of each group will qualify for the semi-finals / 1A vs 2B – 1B vs 2A / final
Full match schedules will be out after the qualifying tournament on the OFC site.
[source: OFC – https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-nations-cup-2020-host-confirmed/?fbclid=IwAR2Ol-7tmuLn6FUMk3z9FagvkDJallFLLIr1Cjbq4FLwsuMTjvoR1LfXIaQ]
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