[1] The tournament was originally to be hosted by New Zealand, whose bid was chosen by the OFC on 10 January 2020.
On 21 April 2020, OFC announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulty in rescheduling to another date in the FIFA International Match Calendar, the tournament would be cancelled.
[4] All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC were eligible to enter the tournament.
A qualification round was originally scheduled to be played by four teams between 21 and 27 March 2020 at the CIFA Academy Field in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, where the winners would join the seven automatic qualifiers in the final tournament.
The tournament was expected to be held in Auckland, with North Harbour Stadium and The Trusts Arena the likely venues.