1997

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border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> 1997</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="713" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="76"><div> <B>1997</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Papua New Guinea</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 1-1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Solomon Islands</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="26" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> Cook Islands</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 1-2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> Samoa</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Solomon Islands</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 1-1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="136"><div> Vanuatu</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="26" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> Samoa</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 0-1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> Tonga</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="136"><div> Vanuatu</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 1-2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Papua New Guinea</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="26" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> Tonga</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 2-0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> Cook Islands</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="136"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="136" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="136"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="136" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="26" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="116" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="116" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Play-Off</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Solomon Islands</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 9-0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="136"><div> Tonga</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="26" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> Tonga</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 0-4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Solomon Islands</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="372" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="135"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="135" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="36" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="135"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="135" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> <B>Aus</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> <B>SI</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><div> <B>Tah</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> <B>Pts</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> <B>Pos</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="135"><div> <B>Australia</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 13-0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><div> 5-0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 12</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Solomon Islands</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 2-6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><div> 4-1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="135"><div> <B>Tahiti</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 0-2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 1-1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="36" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 3</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="135"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="135" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="36" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="135"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="135" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> <B>Fiji</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> <B>NZ</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><div> <B>PNG</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> <B>Pts</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> <B>Pos</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="135"><div> <B>Fiji</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 0-1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><div> 3-1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="135"><div> <B>New Zealand</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 5-0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><div> 7-0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 9</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Papua New Guinea</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 0-1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 1-0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="36" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 3</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="401" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="106"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="106" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="26" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="96" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Play-Offs</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="106"><div> Australia</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 2-0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="26" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 3-0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> New Zealand</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="106"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="106" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="26" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="96" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 53 WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="53" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="106"><div> Australia</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 2-2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="53" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="26" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="33"><div> 1-1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> Iran</div> <div> won on away goals rule</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id881.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="World Cup"><B>World Cup</B></A></div> <bR> </BODY>