2016 OFC Nations Cup Group B
# 2016 OFC Nations Cup Group B

Group B of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup took place from 28 May to 4 June 2016. The group consisted of Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draw position | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | July 2015 | May 2016 |
| B1 | New Zealand | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 10th | 2012 | Winners (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008) | 136 | 161 |
| B2 | Solomon Islands | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 7th | 2012 | Runners-up (2004) | 191 | 192 |
| B3 | Fiji | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 8th | 2012 | Third place (1998, 2008) | 199 | 183 |
| B4 | Vanuatu | Automatic | 29 March 2014 | 9th | 2012 | Fourth place (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008) | 197 | 181 |

Notes

* ↑ The rankings of July 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage and World Cup qualifying third round |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage and World Cup qualifying third round |
| 3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |

In the semi-finals:

* The winners of Group B, New Zealand, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, New Caledonia.
* The runners-up of Group B, Solomon Islands, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Papua New Guinea.

## Matches

### New Zealand vs Fiji

| New Zealand | Fiji |
| - | - |

* Assistant referees:
* Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
* Noah Kusunan (Papua New Guinea)
* Fourth official:
* Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)

### Vanuatu vs Solomon Islands

| Vanuatu | Solomon Islands |
| - | - |

* Assistant referees:
* Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
* Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
* Fourth official:
* Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

### Vanuatu vs New Zealand

| Vanuatu | New Zealand |
| - | - |

* Assistant referees:
* Norman Bafinu Sali (Papua New Guinea)
* John Pareanga (Cook Islands)
* Fourth official:
* Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

### Solomon Islands vs Fiji

| Solomon Islands | Fiji |
| - | - |

* Assistant referees:
* Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
* Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
* Fourth official:
* Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

### Fiji vs Vanuatu

| Fiji | Vanuatu |
| - | - |

* Assistant referees:
* Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
* John Pareanga (Cook Islands)
* Fourth official:
* Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

### New Zealand vs Solomon Islands

| New Zealand | Solomon Islands |
| - | - |

* Assistant referees:
* Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
* Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
* Fourth official:
* Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
