Team New Zealand lived up to expectations and won the Oceania Cup for the sixth time in the final at the VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila this Sunday. An early goal from Cameron Howison (2′) put the All Whites on course for victory, however, They couldn’t confirm it until the final minutes with goals from Jesse Randall (83′) and Max Andrew Mata (93′).
New Zealand won its previous five titles in 13 years, in 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2016. Vanuatu reached its first final as host of the tournament in its 90-year history. He never gave up, was supported by 10,000 fans who filled the stadium, but in the end could not defeat a great competitor. Tahiti, for its part, won the bronze after defeating Fiji 2-1 thanks to two goals from its captain Teionui Teha.
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Amazingly, when they presented the trophy to New Zealand, captain Liberato Cacas, who was voted MVP of the tournament, celebrated by raising the trophy a bit like Lionel Messi did at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Already immortalized by Leo and the national team, this pattern became popular after the title in Qatar 2022 and was repeated by fans in thousands of viral videos, birthdays, amateur competitions, etc.
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