2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship qualification

2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host country	Vanuatu
Dates	9–14 April
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Vanuatu
Runners-up	Cook Islands
Third place	Tonga
Fourth place	American Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	23 (3.83 per match)
Attendance	8,000 (1,333 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Petu Pouli (3 goals)
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International football competition

The qualifying tournament for the 2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship will be held from 9-15 April.^[1]

Teams

Team	Final tournament appearances
American Samoa	6
Cook Islands	4
Tonga	7
Vanuatu	16

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held 5 March 2024.^[2]

Tiebreakers

Tie-breaking criteria for group play^[3]
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: Total points; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Head-to-head result between tied teams; Points in matches among the tied teams; Goal difference in matches among the tied teams; Goals scored in matches among the tied teams; Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match): One yellow card: −1 point; Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points; Direct red card: −4 points; Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points; Drawing of lots.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play^[3]

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

Total points;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Head-to-head result between tied teams;
1. Points in matches among the tied teams;
2. Goal difference in matches among the tied teams;
3. Goals scored in matches among the tied teams;
Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match):
- One yellow card: −1 point;
- Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points;
- Direct red card: −4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Drawing of lots.

Qualifying group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vanuatu (H)	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9	Final tournament
2	Cook Islands	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
3	Tonga	3	1	1	1	5	7	−2	4
4	American Samoa	3	0	0	3	5	11	−6	0

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

9 April 2024 (2024-04-09)

12:00

Tonga	1–1	Cook Islands
Teu 90+1'	Report^[4]	Tuakanangaro 21'

Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Attendance: 350

Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia)

9 April 2024 (2024-04-09)