Draw made for OFC U-16 Men's Championship tournament in Tahiti ...

New Zealand will play Vanuatu, Fiji and Cook Islands in their group at this year’s OFC U-16 Men’s Championship tournament.

The eight-nation tournament will be staged in Tahiti from July 28 – August 10, 2024.

The draw for the tournament was conducted at the OFC Home of Football ‘Te Kahu o Kiwa’ in Auckland on Tuesday March 5, 2024.

Former Solomon Islands captain Henry Fa’arodo drew the teams’ names from the pot, while presenter Andrew Dewhurst oversaw the draw.

The OFC U-16 Men’s Championship decides which nation represents Oceania at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup.

The venue of the 2025 World Cup is yet to be confirmed but bidders to host the tournament include a combined bid from Indonesia and Singapore.

The U-17 World Cup is scheduled to become an annual tournament from 2025. It’s previously been held every two years.

Games to be streamed live and free on FIFA+

OFC have confirmed all games in the Championship and in the qualifying series will be streamed live and free by FIFA+.

Watch the draw

Qualifying series

The qualifying series will be held in Tonga from April 13-19, 2024.

The four nations competing for the qualifying spot in Group B are:

• American Samoa
• Papua New Guinea
• Solomon Islands
• Tonga

Watch the qualifying tournament draw

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