In Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament in Papua New Guinea New Zealand fielded an ineligible player in their match against Vanuatu on 10 July 2015. This was brought to the notice of Oceania Football Committee, who declared that New Zealand has forfeited the match against Vanuatu and therefore Vanuatu proceeded to the final. It was a huge blow to the Olympic aspirations of New Zealand Football as they were the best team playing in the tournament. But Fiji had a better luck as they needed to face the 199th FIFA ranked team. The 120-minute final between Fiji and Vanatu was a nerve-wrecking affair and no goals could be scored in the allotted playing time. After the match slipped into the penalty shoot-out, it was Fiji, who emerged as the winner and ensured themselves a place in the 2016 Rio Olympics.