1978 OFC U-20 Championship

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:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	16	2	+14	6	Advance to Inter-continental qualification
2	Fiji	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	3
3	New Zealand (H)	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	3
4	Papua New Guinea	3	0	0	3	0	17	−17	0

Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

It is unclear why Fiji finished second in this group, with a lesser goal difference than New Zealand.

1978 OFC U-20 Championship
Australia First title

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Paraguay	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9	8	Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
2	Israel	4	0	2	2	1	5	−4	2
3	Australia	4	0	2	2	0	5	−5	2

Source: RSSSF