1978 OFC U-20 Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | New Zealand |
Dates | 11 November - 16 November |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
The 1978 OFC U-20 Championship was a soccer tournament held in New Zealand. As in common with other biennial OFC U-20 Championships it also served as a qualification for an intercontinental play-off. In this case the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
Australia
Fiji
New Zealand (host)
Papua New Guinea
Matches
It is unclear why Fiji finished second in this group, with a lesser goal difference than New Zealand.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | –17 | 0 |
11 November | Australia ![]() |
9–0 | ![]() |
Fiji ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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14 November | New Zealand ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
Australia ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
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16 November | Fiji ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1978 OFC U-20 Championship |
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![]() Australia First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
Australia failed to qualify for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished last in an intercontinental play-off group with Paraguay and Israel. Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 2 |
7 February | Paraguay ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
9 February | Israel ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
11 February | Paraguay ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
14 February | Australia ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
16 February | Paraguay ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
18 February | Paraguay ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |