The details have been confirmed for the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier, the U-23 tournament set to decide which team from the OFC region goes to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 

The tournament will be played in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland from 27 August – 9 September 2023, with matches at Go Media Stadium Mt. Smart, The Trusts Arena and North Harbour Stadium. 

All games will be free to watch apart from the final which will be ticketed. 

Games will also be streamed live and free on OFC’s website. 

New Zealand U-23 are in Group A alongside Fiji and Papua New Guinea and will play all group matches at Go Media Stadium Mt. Smart. 

Group B is made up of Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu with games played at The Trusts Arena.

Fixtures are as follows (all NZT):

GROUP A (all at Go Media Stadium Mt. Smart):

Sunday 27 August 2023:
3pm - New Zealand v Papua New Guinea

Wednesday 30 August 2023:
3pm - New Zealand v Fiji

Saturday 2 September 2023:
3pm - Papua New Guinea v Fiji


GROUP B (all at The Trusts Arena):

Monday 28 August 2023: 
12pm - Samoa v Tonga
3pm - Solomon Islands v Vanuatu

Thursday 31 August 2023:
12pm - Tonga v Vanuatu
3pm - Solomon Islands v Samoa

Sunday 3 September 2023:
12pm - Vanuatu v Samoa
3pm - Tonga v Solomon Islands


SEMI-FINALS (all at Go Media Stadium Mt. Smart)

Wednesday 6 September 2023:
3pm - Group A Winner v Group B Runner-Up
7pm - Group B Winner v Group A Runner-Up


FINAL (at North Harbour Stadium)

Saturday 9 September 2023:
7pm - Winner Semi-Final 1 v Winner Semi-Final 2

Article added: Wednesday 09 August 2023