The 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup final was a

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match to determine the winners of

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. The match was the tenth

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of the

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, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of

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to decide the champions of Oceania. The match was held at the

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, Vanuatu, on 30 June 2024 and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals.

Background

Venue

The final was held at the

, Vanuatu. In December 2023, OFC announced the 2024 tournament would be held in Vanuatu. The VFF Freshwater Stadium was chosen as the final venue of the tournament along with the Group B matches, and the semi-finals. The VFF Freshwater Stadium opened in 2022 thanks to financing by

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. The stadium was owned by the

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. The Vanuatu national team also occasionally played its home matches at the stadium. The VFF Freshwater Stadium had also hosted other significant matches, including several matches in the

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, which included the

between

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and

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Route to the final

Match

Details

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if necessary. *

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if scores still level. *Maximum of twelve named substitutes. *Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

Notes

References

External links

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New Zealand men's national football team matches

Vanuatu national football team matches

Football competitions in Vanuatu 2024 in Vanuatuan sport June 2024 sports events in Oceania

June 2024 in Vanuatu