2026 OFC U-19 Men's Championship qualification

The qualifying tournament for the 2026 OFC U-19 Men's Championship will be held from 6–12 June.^[1]

Tiebreakers

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: Total points; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Head-to-head result between tied teams; Points in matches among the tied teams; Goal difference in matches among the tied teams; Goals scored in matches among the tied teams; Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match): One yellow card: −1 point; Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points; Direct red card: −4 points; Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points; Drawing of lots.

Team	Final tournament appearances
Tonga	9
Cook Islands	4
Papua New Guinea	16

Qualifiyng tournament venues being played in Tonga in one host citie in Matavera.

The draw for the group stage was held 25 February 2026.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: Total points; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Head-to-head result between tied teams; Points in matches among the tied teams; Goal difference in matches among the tied teams; Goals scored in matches among the tied teams; Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match): One yellow card: −1 point; Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points; Direct red card: −4 points; Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points; Drawing of lots.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Papua New Guinea	2	2	0	9	1	+8	6	Qualify for Final tournament	—	5–1	—
2	Cook Islands (H)	2	1	1	5	6	−1	3		—	—	—
3	Tonga	2	0	2	1	8	−7	0		0–4	1–4	—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 June 2026. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

6 June 2026

15:00

Tonga	0–4	Papua New Guinea
	OFC^[2] (Report)	Tita 14', 82', 85' Kila 90+1'

Attendance: 100

Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)

9 June 2026

15:00

Tonga	1–4	Cook Islands
Moala 90+3'	(Report) (OFC)	Rongokea 16', 45+2' Crocombe 43' Tonga 59' (o.g.)

Attendance: 300

Referee: Teremoana Roihau (Tahiti)

12 June 2026

15:00

Papua New Guinea	5–1	Cook Islands
Api 15' Moses 19' Tita 46' Sumabru 86' Eron 90+5'	(OFC)	Noovau-Martin 80'

Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)

There were 9 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

↑ "Draws announced for OFC U-19 Men's Championship 2026". Oceania Football Confederation. 25 February 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
↑ "Tonga vs Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confedetation. Retrieved 6 June 2026.