The 1978 OFC U-20 Championship was a soccer tournament held in New Zealand. As in common with other biennial OFC U-20 Championships it also served as a qualification for an intercontinental play-off. In this case the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams The following teams entered the tournament:
(host)
Standings
It is unclear why Fiji finished second in this group, with a lesser goal difference than New Zealand.
Matches 11 November1–114 November4–05–116 November4–01–2
Inter-continental qualification Australia failed to qualify for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished last in an inter-continental qualification group with Paraguay and Israel. Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
7 February2–09 February0–011 February3–014 February0–016 February3–018 February2–1
External links Results by RSSSF