FIFA World Cup qualification 1996

Samoa 2–1 Cook Islands

Wednesday 13 Nov 1996 · Nuku'alofa, Tonga (neutral)

Samoa2–1Cook Islands

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Tapunuu Palusami Stenter

10′1–0T. Tapunuu Samoa
20′2–0Michael Junior Palusami Samoa
68′2–1Mani Stenter Cook Islands

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Samoa: 1341 → 1358
Cook Islands: 1289 → 1272

Expected score for Samoa: 57.4% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 7, 1996–2024.

Samoa wins: 4
Draws: 1
Cook Islands wins: 2

Form either side

Samoa

Before

3–3 v Tonga 22 Aug 1983 · South Pacific Games 1983
0–2 v Tahiti 14 Sep 1983 · South Pacific Games 1983
3–1 v American Samoa 24 Nov 1994 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1994
2–2 v Tonga 25 Nov 1994 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1994
0–7 v Tahiti 28 Nov 1994 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1994

After

0–1 v Tonga 15 Nov 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
1–2 v Cook Islands 2 Sep 1998 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1998
1–5 v Tahiti 5 Sep 1998 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1998
2–0 v Tonga 7 Sep 1998 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1998
4–0 v American Samoa 8 Sep 1998 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1998

Cook Islands

Before

1–15 v Fiji 15 Sep 1971 · South Pacific Games 1971
0–9 v New Caledonia 16 Aug 1995 · South Pacific Games 1995
0–16 v Solomon Islands 21 Aug 1995 · South Pacific Games 1995
0–11 v Tahiti 22 Aug 1995 · South Pacific Games 1995
0–2 v Tonga 11 Nov 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996

After

2–1 v Samoa 2 Sep 1998 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1998
4–3 v American Samoa 3 Sep 1998 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1998
2–2 v Tonga 5 Sep 1998 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1998
0–5 v Tahiti 8 Sep 1998 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1998
0–16 v Australia 28 Sep 1998 · Oceania Nations Cup 1998

Road through the tournament

Samoa

2–1 v Cook Islands 13 Nov 1996
0–1 v Tonga 15 Nov 1996

Cook Islands

0–2 v Tonga 11 Nov 1996
1–2 v Samoa 13 Nov 1996

Every Samoa v Cook Islands match7

From Samoa's side.


23 Mar 2024	Cook Islands	1–0	Neutral	Oceania Nations Cup qualification 2024	—
30 Nov 2023	Cook Islands	3–0	Neutral	Pacific Games 2023	—
2 Sep 2015	Cook Islands	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2015	—
22 Nov 2011	Cook Islands	3–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2011	—
5 May 2004	Cook Islands	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
2 Sep 1998	Cook Islands	1–2	Away	Oceania Nations Cup qualification 1998	—
13 Nov 1996	Cook Islands	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—

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