NC you'd expect to be the toughest pool game, then into quarters, where are 2 wins off (QF & SF) WC qualification.
Fiji in January will be toasty warm. But at least players will be more acclimatised coming from a NZ summer as opposed to winter, like U19s had to deal with.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/teams-discover-ofc-u-17-championship-2023-opponents/
Four teams will contest Group A, host nation Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea and Tonga.
Fiji in January will be toasty warm. But at least players will be more acclimatised coming from a NZ summer as opposed to winter, like U19s had to deal with.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/teams-discover-ofc-u-17-championship-2023-opponents/
Four teams will contest Group A, host nation Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea and Tonga.
Group B consists of reigning champions New Zealand, New Caledonia, and American Samoa.
In Group C, Tahiti, Vanuatu, and the Cook Islands will battle for a place in the quarter-finals.
Each team will play each other once in their respective groups. The winners, runners-up and the two highest-ranked 3rd placed teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals on January 21 and 22.