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Draw Confirmed For OFC U-16 Men's Championship 2025
The draw for the OFC U-16 Men's Championship 2025 and OFC U-16 Men's Championship 2025 - Qualifying have been confirmed today at the OFC Home of Football - Te Kahu o Kiwa.
Qualifying takes place in Tonga, in May, with four nations - American Samoa, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Tonga - meeting in a single qualifying group to determine who will advance to the championship in the Solomon Islands in August.
Whoever does advance from qualifying will join Group A in Honiara, alongside Fiji, Tahiti and the Cook Islands.
Group A will feature defending champions New Zealand, Samoa, New Caledonia and hosts Solomon Islands.
As well as the trophy, there are also three qualifying places available for the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ 2026, with the winner, runner-up and third placed team all securing their spot in Qatar.
Here is the confirmed qualifying draw.
The qualifying draw has also been confirmed and can be seen here.
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