New Zealand will play New Caledonia on Thursday with the winner booking a spot at next year’s FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup in Qatar.
The sides will meet in the semi-final of the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship in Tahiti, a tournament in which the top three sides will gain automatic qualification to represent Oceania at the U-17 World Cup.
The other semi-final will pitch hosts Tahiti against Fiji.
The semi-finalists were confirmed when final games were played in Group B on Monday (NZT).
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The final and play-off for third will be streamed live and free by FIFA+, and the links will be published on this site ahead of the games.
Fixtures
Games to be played on Thursday August 8, 2024 (NZT)
Semi-finals
New Zealand v New Caledonia
Stade Pater, Pirae, Tahiti, 1pm (NZT)
Tahiti v Fiji
Stade Pater, Pirae, Tahiti, 4pm (NZT)
Games to be played on Friday August 9, 2024 (NZT)
Play-off for fifth place
Cook Islands v Samoa
Stade Fautau, Papeete, Tahiti, 10am (NZT)
Play-off for seventh place
Vanuatu v Solomon Islands
Stade Fautau, Papeete, Tahiti, 1pm (NZT)
Games to be played on Sunday August 11, 2024 (NZT)
Play-off for third place
Losers semi-final 1 v Losers semi-final 2
Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti, 1pm (NZT)
Final
Winners semi-final 1 v Winners semi-final 2
Stade Pater, Pirae, Tahiti, 4pm (NZT)
This story was first published on August 5, 2024.
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